2016年上海高考英語真題試卷

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2016年普通高等學校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試（上海卷）

英語試卷

（滿分150分，考試時間100分鐘）

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第I卷（共103分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Itissatisfactory.B.Itisluxurious.

C.Itisold-fashioned.D.Itisdisappointing.

2.A.OnAugust5th.B.OnAugust6th.C.OnAugust7th.D.OnAugust8th.

3.A.Awaiter.B.Abutcher.C.Aporter.D.Afarmer.

4.A.Inatheatre.B.Inalibrary.C.Inabookingoffice.D.Inafurniturestore.

5.A.Sheexpectedtoabettershow.B.Shecouldhardlyfindherseat.

C.Shewasn'tinterestedintheshow.D.Shedidn'tgetafavourableseat.

6.A.Thewomanofteneatsroutforbreakfast.B.Thecafeteriaservesgoodbreakfast.

C.Thewomandoesn'thavebreakfast.D.Thecafeteriadoesn'tservebreakfast.

7.A.Sellingcucumbers.B.Plantingvegetables.C.Cookingameal.D.Pickingtomatoes.

8.A.Themanshouldworkhard.B.Themanshouldturndownthejoboffer.

C.Themanmayhaveanotherchance.D.Themancanapplyforthejobagain.

9.A.Itisahotandsmoggyday.B.ThereisatrafficjamonKingStreet.

C.Avehicleispollutingtheair.D.Themanisreadingareportonline.

10.A.Itsendingisnotgoodenough.B.Itsspecialeffectsarenotsatisfying.

C.Itdeservesanaward.D.Itisgoodexceptforthescarypart.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestions

oneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhich

onewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.$l.B.$2C.$3D.$52.

12.A.Paythebillsfirst.

B.Spend2%ofthesalaryonlivingexpenses.

C.Deposit$1000everymonth.

D.Putpartofthemoneyinasavingsaccount.

13.A.Methodsofsavingmoney.

B.Savingmoneyforfamilyemergencies.

C.Theimportanceofsavingmoney.

D.Secretsofspendingmoneywisely.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Freeeducation.

B.Asumofmoney.

C.Donationsfromalocalnewspaper.

D.Giftsfrommanypeople.

15.A.Letstudentsinbeforeschool.

B.Offericecreamandcoffee.

C.Introduceabankintothecampus.

D.Reducethetrafficjamsaround.

16.A.Itlackspositivenews.

B.Itshouldgrowintoabigcity.

C.Itisaplaceworthlivingin.

D.Itremainspeacefulandquiet.

SectionC

Directions:InsectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillberead

twice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththe

informationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

ClassDiary(June13-19)

DSUN

BMON17forafter-classactivityapplication

DTUE

OWEDHandinginthreestudent18

BasketballClubmeeting

OTHU

Time:12:45—1:30pmPlace:The19

Fillinginaformwithup-to-datepersonaldata

BFRI

Time:20breakPlace:Thecomputerroom

DSAT

Blank21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

WhoisSueWalter?Sheis21incourtandawriter.

WhatisSue'ssuggestionforpeoplewithdifficulties?22

InSue'seyes,whatisthebestpartaboutherjob?23indecision-making.

WhatdoesSuethinkhappinessis?24

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakerthepassagescoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproper

form,ofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

(A)

BagsofLove

Lastyear,Iwasassignedtoworkatanofficenearmymother'shouse,soIstayedwithherfora

month.Duringthattime,Ihelpedoutwiththehouseworkandcontributedtothegroceries.

Afterlessthanaweek,Istartednoticingthatthegrocerieswererunningoutprettyquickly一

wewerealwayssuddenlyoutofsomething.(25)(wonder)howmymumcouldconsume

themsoquickly,Ibeganobservingherdailyroutinefortwoweeks.Tomysurprise,Ifoundthat

shewouldpackapaperbagfullofcannedgoodsandheadouteverymorningataboutnine.

Eventually,Idecidedtofollowherand(26)happenedtrulyamazedme.Shewastaking

thefoodtotherefugeecamp,in(27)sJiedistributedittochildren.

Iaskedaroundandfoundoutthatmymumwasverywellknowninthearea.Thekidswere

veryfriendlywithherandevenlookeduptoherasifsheweretheirownmother.Thenithitme

—whywouldshenotwanttotellmeaboutwhatshe(28)(do)?WassheworriedabouthowI

wouldreactorthatIwouldstop(29)(buy)thegroceriesifIfoundout?

Whenshegothome,Itoldheraboutmydiscovery.(30)shecouldreact,Igaveherabig

hugandtoldhershedidn'tneedtokeepitasecret(31)me.Shetoldmethatsomeofthe

childrenlivedwithanolderladyinashelterwhileotherssleptonthestreets.Foryears,mymum

hasbeenhelpingoutbygivingthemwhateverfoodshecouldspare.Iwassoimpressedby

(32)selflessshewas.

(B)

Stress:GoodorBad?

Stressusedtobeanalmostunknownword,butnowthatwea,reusedtotalkingaboutit,Ihave

foundthatpeoplearebeginningtogetstressedaboutbeingstressed.

Inrecentyears,stress(33)(regard)asacauseofawholerangeofmedicalproblems,

fromhighbloodpressuretomentalillness.Butlikesomanyotherthings,itisonlytoomuch

stress(34)doesyouharm.Itistimeyouconsideredthatiftherewerenostressinyourlife,

youwouldachievealittle.Ifyouarestuckathomewithnostress,thenyourlevelofperformance

willbelow.Uptoacertainpoint,themorestressyouareunder,the(35)(good)your

performancewillbe.Beyondacertainpoint,though,furtherstresswillonlyleadtoexhaustion,

illnessandfinallyabreakdown.Youcantellwhenyouareoverthetopandonthedownward

slope,byaskingyourself(36)numberofquestions.Doyou,forinstance,feelthattoo

muchisbeingexpectedof(37),andyetfinditimpossibletosayno?Doyoufindyourself

gettingimpatientor(38)(annoy)withpeopleoverunimportantthings?...Iftheanswertoall

thosequestionsisyes,youhadbetter(39)(control)yourstress,asyouprobablyareunder

morestressthanisgoodforyou.

Tosomeextentyoucancontroltheamountofstressinyourlife.Doctorshaveworkedouta

chartshowinghowmuchstressisinvolvedinvariousevents.Gettingmarriedis50,pregnancy40,

movinghouse20,Christmas12,etc.Ifthetotalstressinyourlifeisover150,youaretwiceas

likely(40)(get)ill.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonly

beusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accountB.adjustableC.appliancesD.captureE.decorationsF.direct

GexperimentH.intendedI.operatedJ.soullessK.squeeze

GoldenRulesofGoodDesign

Whatmakesgooddesign?Overtheyears,designersandartistshavebeentryingto41

theessentialsofgooddesign.Theyhavefoundthatsomesayingscanhelppeopleunderstand4he

ideasofgooddesign.Therearefourasfollows.

Lessismore.ThissayingisassociatedwiththeGerman-bornarchitectMiesvanderRohe.In

hisModernistview,beautyliesinsimplicityandelegance,andtheaimofthedesigneristocreate

solutionstoproblemsthroughthemostefficientmeans.Designshouldavoidunnecessary42

Moreisnotabore.TheAmerican-bornarchitectRobertVenturiconcludedthatifsimplicityis

donebadly,theresultis43design.Post-Modernistdesignersbeganto44with

decorationandcoloragain.Productdesignwasheavilyinfluencedbythisviewandcanbeseenin

kitchen45suchasovensandkettles.

Fitnessforpurpose.Successfulproductdesigntakesintoconsiderationaproducfsfunction,

purpose,shape,form,color,andsoon.Themostimportantresultfortheuseristhattheproduct

doeswhatis46.Forexample,thinkofa(n)47desklamp.Itneedstobeconstructed

frommaterialsthatwillstandtheheatofthelampandregularadjustmentsbytheuser.Italso

needstobestable.Mostimportantly,itneedsto48lightwhereitisneeded.

Fromfollowsemotion.ThisphraseisassociatedwiththeGermandesignerHartmutEsslinger.

Hebelievesdesignmusttakeinto49thesensorysideofournature-sight,smell,touch

andtaste.Theseareasimportantas(理性的).Whenchoosingeverydayproductssuchas

toothpaste,weappreciateacool-lookingdevicethatallowsustoeasily50thetoothpaste

ontoourbrush.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Inthe1960s,DouglasMcGregor,oneofthekeythinkersintheartofmanagement,

developedthemowfamousTheoryXandTheoryY.TheoryXistheideathatpeopleinstinctively

51workandwilldoanythingtoavoidit.TheoryYistheviewthateveryonehasthepotential

tofindsatisfactioninwork.

Inanycase,despitesomuchevidencetothe52,manymanagersstillagreetoTheoryX.

Theybelieve,53,thattheiremployeesneedconstantsupervisioniftheyaretowork

effectively,orthatdecisionsmustbeimposedfrom54withoutconsultation.This,ofcourse,

makesforauthoritarian（專制的）managers.

Differentcultureshavedifferentwaysof55people.Unlikeauthoritarianmanagement,

somecultures,particularlyinAsia,arewellknownfortheconsultativenatureofdecision-making—all

membersofthedepartmentorworkgroupareaskedto56tothisprocess.Thisis

managementbythecollectiveopinion.ManywesterncompanieshavetriedtoimitatesuchAsian

waysofdoingthings,whicharebasedongeneral57.Someexpertssaythatwomenwill

becomemoreeffectivemanagersthanmenbecausetheyhavethepowertoreachcommongoalsin

awaythattraditional58managerscannot.

Arecenttrendhasbeentoencourageemployeestousetheirowninitiative,tomakedecisions

ontheirownwithout59managersfirst.Thisempowerment（授權）hasbeenpartofthetrend

towardsdownsizing:60thenumberofmanagementlayersincompanies.Afterde-layering

inthisway,acompanymaybe61withjustatoplevelofseniormanagers,front-line

managersandemployeeswithdirectcontactwiththepublic.Empowermenttakestheideaof

delegation（委托）muchfurtherthanhas62beenthecase.Empowermentanddelegation

meannewformsofmanagementcontrolto63thattheoverallbusinessplanisbeing

followed,andthatoperationsbecomemoreprofitableundertheneworganization,ratherthanless.

Anothertrendisoff-siteor64management,whereteamsofpeoplelinkedbye-mail

andtheInternetworkonprojectsfromtheirownhouses.Projectmanagersevaluatethe65

oftheteammembersintermsofwhattheyproduceforprojects,ratherthantheamountoftime

theyspendonthem.

51.A.desireB.seekC.loseD.dislike

52.A.contraryB.expectationC.degreeD.extreme

53.A.viceversaB.forexampleC.howeverD.otherwise

54.A.outsideB.insideC.belowD.above

55.A.replacingB.assessingC.managingD.encouraging

56.A.referB.contributeC.objectD.apply

57.A.agreementB.practiceC.electionD.impression

58.A.bossyB.experiencedC.westernD.male

59.A.askingB.trainingC.warningD.firing

60.A.doublingB.maintainingC.reducingD.estimating

61.A.honoredB.leftC.crowdedD.compared

62.A.economicallyB.traditionallyC.inadequatelyD.occasionally

63.A.denyB.admitC.assumeD.ensure

64.A.virtualB.ineffectiveC.day-to-dayD.on-the-scene

65.A.opinionB.riskC.performanceD.attractiveness

SectionB

Direction：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedsattments.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Oneearlymorning,Iwentintothelivingroomtofindmymotherreadingathickbookcalled

BestLovedPoemstoReadA^ainandA^ain.Myinterestwasarousedonlybythefactthatthe

word“Poems“appearedinbig,hotpinkletters.

“Isitgood?”Iaskedher.

“Yeah,“sheanswered.""There'soneIreallylikeandyou'lllikeit,too.^Ileanedforward.

“'PattyPoem,^^,shereadthetitle.WhoisPatty?Iwondered.Thepoembegan:

Sheneverputshertoysaway,

Justleavesthemscatteredwheretheylay,...P散亂的

Thepoemwasjustthreeshortsections.Thefinalonecamequickly:

Whenshegrowsandgatherspoise?,②穩(wěn)重

17/missherharum-scarun^noise,③莽撞的

Andlookin疝漱forscatteredtoys.徒勞地

AndIIIbesad.

Aterriblesorrowwashedoverme.WhoeverPattywas,shewasameangirl.Then,theshock.

“It'syou,honey,Mymothersaidsadly.

Tomymother,thepoemrevealedaparenfsaffectionwhenherchildgrowsupandleaves.To

me,the“she"inthepoemwashorror.Itwasmymamawhowouldbesad.ItwassoterribleIburst

outcrying.

"What'swrong?”mymotherasked.

“OhMamaJIcried.4idon'twanttogrowupever!”

Shesmiled."Honey,it'sokay.You'renotgrowingupanytimesoon.Andwhenyoudo,Tilstill

loveyou,okay?^^

“Okay,“Iwasstillweeping.Mypanichasgone.ButIcouldnothelpthinkingaboutthatsilly

poem.Afterwhatseemedlikeasafeamountoftime,Ireadthepoemagainandwasconfused.It

allfitsowelltogether,likeapuzzle.Thelanguagewassimple,sosimpleIcouldplainly

understanditsmeaning,yetitwasstillbeautiful.Iwasnowfascinatedbytheideaofpoetry,words

thathadthepowertomakeorbreakaperson'sworld.

Ihavesincefalleninlovewithotherpoems,but“PattyPoem“remainsmypoem.Afterall,

“PattyPoem^^gavememylovefbrpoetrynotbecauseitwasthepoemthatliftedmyspirits,but

becauseitwastheonethathurtmethemost.

66.WhywasthewriterattractedbythebookBestLovedPoemstoReadAgainandAgain?

A.Itwasathickenoughbook.

B.Somethingonitscovercaughthereye.

C.Hermotherwasreadingitwithinterest.

D.Ithasameaningfultitle.

67.Afterhermotherreadthepoemtoher,thewriterfeltatfirst.

A.sadB.excitedC.horrifiedD.confused

68.Thewriter'smotherlikedtoread“PattyPoem“probablybecause.

A.itreflectedherownchildhood

B.itwaswritteninsimplelanguage

C.itwascomposedbyafamouspoet

D.itgaveherahintofwhatwouldhappen

69.ItcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethafTattyPoem^leadsthewriterto.

A.discoverthepowerofpoetry

B.recognizeherloveforpuzzles

C.findhereagernesstogrowup

D.experiencegreathomesickness

(B)

Istherelinkbetweenhumansandclimatechangeornot?Thisquestionwasfirst

studiedintheearly1900s.Sincethen,manyscientistshavethoughtthatouractionsdo

makeadifference.In1997,theKyotoProtocolexplainedourroleintheEarth'schanging

?atmosphereandsetinternationallimitsforgasemissions^^from2008to2012.Some

countrieshavedecidedtocontinuethesereductionsuntil2020.Morerecently,theParis

Agreement,stuckbynearly200countries,alsoaimstolimitglobalwarming.Butjust

nowhowmuchwarmeritwillget.dependsonhowdeeplycountriescutcarbon

emissions.

一3.5C

一.Thisishowmuchtemperatureswouldriseby2100evenifnationsliveuptotheinitial

個Parispromisestoreducecarbonemissions;thisrisecouldstillputcoastalcitiesunder

wateranddriveoverhalfofallspeciestoextinction.

個-2℃

Tomeetthisminimumgoal,theAgreementrequirescountriestotightenemissionstargets

everyfiveyears.Eventhisincreasecouldsinksomeislands,worse干旱)and

driveadeclineofuptoathirdinthenumberofspecies.

1.5℃

—ThisisthemostambitiousgoalfortemperaturerisesetbytheParisAgreement,aftera

pushbylow-lyingislandnationslikeKiribati,whichsaylimitingtemperatureriseto

1.5℃couldsavethemfromsinking.

0.8℃

Thisishowmuchtemperatureshaverisensincetheindustrialagebegan,puttingus40%ofthe

waytothe2℃point.

0℃

Thebaselinehereisaverageglobaltemperaturebeforethestartoftheindustrialage.

70.Itcanbeconcludedfromparagraph1thatr.

A.theproblemofglobalwarmingwillhavebeenquitesolvedby2020

B.gasemissionshavebeeneffectivelyreducedindevelopedcountries

C.theParisAgreementsismoreinfluentialthantheKyotoProtocol

D.humanshavemadecontinuouseffortstoslowdownglobalwarming

71.IfnationscouldonlykeeptheinitialpromisesoftheParisAgreement,whatwouldhappenby

theyear2100?

A.Thehumanpopulationwouldincreasebyonethird.

B.Littleover50%ofallspecieswouldstillexist.

C.Nationswouldnotneedtotightentheiremissionstargets.

D.TheAgreement'sminimumgoalwouldnotbereached.

72.Ifthoseislandnationsnotfarabovesealevelaretosurvive,themaximumtemperaturerise,

sincethestartoftheindustrialage,shouldbe.

A.0.8℃B.1.5℃

C.2℃D.3.5℃

(C)

Enough"meaninglessdrivel”.That'sthemessagefromagroupofmembersoftheUK

governmentwhohavebeenexamininghowsocialmediafirmslikeLinkedlngatherandusesocial

mediadata.

TheHouseofCommonsScienceandTechnologyCommittee?sreport,releasedlastweek,has

blamedfirmsformakingpeoplesignuptolongincomprehensiblelegalcontractsandcallsforan

internationalstandardorkitemark(認證標記)toidentifysitesthathavecleartermsand

conditions.

“Thetermandconditionsstatementthatweallcarelesslyagreetoismeaninglessdrivelto

anyone,saysAndrewMiller,thechairofthecommittee.Instead,hesays,firmsshouldprovidea

plain-Englishversionoftheirterms.Thesimplifiedversionwouldbecheckedbyathirdpartyand

awardedakitemarkifitisanaccuratereflectionoftheoriginal.

Itisnotyetclearwhowouldadministerthescheme,buttheUKgovernmentislookingat

introducingitonavoluntarybasis,“weneedtothinkthroughhowwemakethatworkin

practice,saysMiller.

Wouldwepayanymoreattentiontoakitemark?”Ithinkifyouwentanddidthesurvey,

peoplewouldliketothinktheywould,“saysNigelShadboltattheUniversityofSouthampton,

UK,whostudiesopendata.44Wedoknowpeopleworryalotabouttheinappropriateuseoftheir

infbrmation."Butwhatwouldhappeninpracticeisanothermatter,hesays.

Otherorganisationssuchasbanksaskcustomerstosignlongcontractstheymaynotreador

understand,butMillerbelievessocialmediarequiresspecialattentionbecauseitissonew."We

stilldon'tknowhowsignificantthelong-termimpactisgoingtobeofunwisethingsthatkidsput

onsocialmediathatcomebackandbitethemin20years'time,“hesays.

Shadbolt,whogaveevidencetothecommittee,saystheproblemisthatwedon'tknowhowco

mpanieswilluseourdatabecausetheirbusinessmodelsandusesofdataarestillevolving.Large

collectionsofpersonalinfbiTnationhavebecomevaluableonlyrecently,hesays.

Theshockandangerwhenasocialmediafirmdoessomethingwithdatathatpeopledon't

expect,evenifusershaveapparentlypermission,showthatthecurrentsituationisn'tworking.If

properlyadministered,akitemarkontermsandconditionscouldhelppeopleknowwhatexactly

theyaresigningupto.Althoughtheywouldstillhavetoactuallyreadthem.

73.Whatdoesthephrase“meaninglessdrivel“inparagraphs1and3referto?

A.Legalcontractsthatsocialmediafirmsmakepeoplesignupto.

B.WarningsfromtheUKgovernmentagainstunsafewebsites.

C.Guidelinesonhowtousesocialmediawebsitesproperly.

D.Insignificantdatacollectedbysocialmediafirms.

74.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatNigelShadboltdoubtswhether.

A.socialmediafirmswouldconductasurveyonthekitemarkscheme

B.peoplewouldpayasmuchattentiontoakitemarkastheythink

C.akitemarkschemewouldbeworkableonanationwidescale

D.thekitemarkwouldhelpcompaniesdeveloptheirbusinessmodels

75.AndrewMillerthinkssocialmedianeedsmoreattentionthanbanksmainlybecause.

A.theirusersconsistlargelyofkidsunder20yearsold

B.thelanguageintheircontractsisusuallyhardertounderstand

C.theinformationtheycollectedcouldbecomemorevaluableinfuture

D.itremainsunknownhowusers'datawillbetakenadvantageof

76.Thewriteradvisesusersofsocialmediato.

A.thinkcarefullybeforepostinganythingontosuchwebsites

B.readthetermsandconditionsevenifthereisakitemark

C.takenofurtheractioniftheycanfindakitemark

D.avoidprovidingtoomuchpersonalinformation

77.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Saynotosocialmedia?

B.Newsecurityrulesinoperation?

C.Acceptwithoutreading?

D.Administrationmatters!

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsin

thefewestpossiblewords.

Walkingwillbebannedonescalatorsaspartofatraildesignedtoreduceczmges，?！ǎ〒矶拢゛t

someofthecountry'sbusieststations.

Inthefirstmoveofitskind,alltravelerswillbeforcedtostandonbothsidesofescalatorson

theLondonUndergroundaspartofaplantoincrease容量）attheheightoftherush

hour.

Asix-monthtrialwillbeintroducedatHolbornstationfrommid-April,eliminatingtherule

ofstandingontherightandwalkingontheleft.Themove,imitatingasimilarstructureinFar

easterncitiessuchasHongKong,isdesignedtoincreasethenumberofpeopleusinglong

escalatorsatthebusiesttimes.itcouldbeexpandedacrosstheTubenetworkincomingyears.

AccordingtoLondonUnderground,only40percentoftravelerswalkthefulllengthoflong

escalators,leavingthemajorityatthebottomastheywaittogetontothe"standing"side.

Athree-weektrialatHolbornlastyearfoundthatthenumberofpeopleusingescalatorsatany

timeofcouldberaisedbyalmostathird.PeterMcNaught,operationsdirectoratLondon

Underground,said:"Itmaynotseemrightthatyoucangoquickerbystandingstill,butour

experimentsatHolbornhaveprovedthatitcanbetrue.Thisnewsix-monthtrialwillhelpusfind

outifwecaninfluencecustomerstostandonbothsidesinthelongterm.^^

HolbornhasoneofthelongestsetsofescalatorsontheUndergroundnetworkat23.4high.

Tubebossesclaimthatcapacitywaslimitedbecausesofewpeoplewantedtowalkup-meaning

onlyonesidewasusedatalltimes.Researchhasshownthatitismoreeffectiveuseofescalators

over18.5tobanwalking.

Theprevioustrialfoundthatescalatorsatthestationnormallycarried2,500peoplebetween

8:30amand9:30amonatypicalday,risingto3,250duringtheresearchingperiod.

Inthenewtrial,whichwillbelaunchedfromApril18,oneofthree"up"escalatorswillbe

standingonly,withasecondbanningwalkingatpeaktimes.Athirdwillremainamixofwalking

andstanding.

（Note:AnsweringthequestionsthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHAN

TENWORDS.）

78.Whatistheexistingproblemwithstandingontherightandwalkingontheleft?

79.Whatdidlastyear'sthree-weektrialatHolbornstationprove?

80.Theresearchsuggeststhatwalkingshouldbeforbiddenonescalatorsthatareatleast

inheight.

81.Inthenewtrail,inadditiontooneescalatorbanningwalkinginrushhours,theother"up"

escalatorswillbeusedfor.

第II卷供47分）

I.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

I.我真希望自己的文章有朝一日能見報。（hope）

2.二十世紀末中國經濟迅速發(fā)展。（witness）

3.為買一雙運動鞋而通宵排隊有意義嗎？（point）

4.雖然當時我年幼，不理解這部電影的