2017浦東新區(qū)高中英語三模(含答案)

浦東新區(qū)2017學(xué)年三模質(zhì)量檢測

高三英語試卷

（滿分：140完卷時間：120分鐘）

第一卷

1.ListeningComprehension（25分）

SectionA-ShortConversations

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.

Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.The

conversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

conversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Shedidn'tlikethefoodthemanprepared.

B.Shedoespreferspicyfood.

C.Shethinksthemanspenttoomuchtimecooking.

D.Sheisannoyedwiththeman.

2.A.Hehadn'tnoticedanychangeinDavid.

B.Davidlooksdifferentwithoutabeard.

C.Davidlooksnicerwithoutabeard.

D.Hehasn'tseenDavidfbralongtime.

3.A.ThepapershouldbecompletedbynextFriday.

B.OnlythefirstpartofthetermpaperisduenextFriday.

C.Somestudentsdidn'tfinishtheirtermpaperontime.

D.Somestudentshaven'tstartedtheirpaperyet.

4.A.Lucydidn'tattendtheparty.

B.Itwascancelledatthelastminute.

C.Lucy'sfriendsdidmuchofthework.

D.Themanwasn'tinvited.

5.A.Buyaticketfortheman.B.Watchalivegame.

C.Gototheman'shome.D.Sellthemanherticket.

6.A.She'drathertakeadirecttrain.

B.Shedoesn'tcarehowlongthetriptakes.

C.Itdoesn'ttakelongtogettoNewYork.

D.Takingaplanemightbemorepractical.

7.A.Losesomeweight.B.Shopfbrnewclothes.

C.Havehisjeansaltered.D.Wearclothesthatfitmoretightly.

8.A.Souvenirs.B.Books.C.Ashaver.D.Cosmetics.

9.A.Somethingunusualhappenedinthelaboratory.

B.Thelaboratoryshouldneverbelocked.

C.ThelaboratoryisgenerallyunlockedonFridayafternoon.

D.Themandidn'thavethekeytothelaboratory.

10.A.Sorry.B.AnnoyedC.Disappointed.D.Surprised.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandoneconversation.You

willbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandfourquestionsfbrthe

conversation.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswill

bespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

11.A.Teachingstaff.B.Environmentalists.

C.Schoolcleaners.D.Collegestudents.

12.A.Itkeepstrackofhowcleanorpopulatedtheairisonanhour-to-hourbasis.

B.TheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencymadetheCleanAirAct.

C.PeopleinAtlanta,Georgia,maybefeelingtheeffectsofpoorairqualitytoday.

D.SensitivegroupsofpeoplemaynotfeelsickuntiltheAQIreaches150.

13.A.CheckingtheAQIbeforegoingoutside.

B.Limitingoutdooractivitieseveryday.

C.Stayinghomeonhighleveldays.

D.Noexercisingonhighleveldays.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

14.A.Smarthometechnology.B.Advancedcomputers.

C.GoogleHome.D.Defenceindustry.

15.A.Technologycanhelphomeownerslookinonpetswhentheyareaway.

B.Smarthomedevicescanforeseebigstormsbeforetheyhappen.

C.There9spossibilitythatyoutalkwithsomeoneatyourdoorwhileyouare

away.

D.Smarthomedevicescanbecontrolledfrombothinsideandoutsideyour

home.

16.A.Theinformationtheystoreinthecomputer.

B.Leaksandfloodingcausedbystorms.

C.Thesecurityofthesmarthomedevices.

D.Thesafetyoftheirpetdogsathome.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Forestfires.B.Thehistoryofacoastalcity.

C.Coastalredwoodtrees.D.ThecityofSanFrancisco.

18.A.InCalifornia.

B.InthenorthofSanFrancisco.

C.InMuriWoodsNationalMonument.

D.Notmentioned.

19.A.350years.B.400years.C.800years.D.2000years.

20.A.Thecostalredwoodsarethetallestlivingthings.

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B.Thecoastalredwoodspreferfoggyclimate.

C.Thecoastalredwoodsareresistanttoforestfires.

D.Thecostalredwoodsaretheoldestlivingthingsintheworld.

ILGrammarandVocabulary(20分)

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassage

coherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineach

blankwiththeproperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,useonewordthat

bestfitseachblank.

Harmonyandbalanceareperhapsthe(21)(important)qualitiesofall,fbr

theyserveasthefoundationfbrthe(22)(remain)qualities.Whenyoupossess

trueinnerharmony,whatyouthink,say,feel,anddoisone.Wearesoaccustomedto

thissplit-screenstateofmindin(23)wethinkonething,sayanother,feel

somethingelse,andactinawaythathasnothingtodowithwhatwejustthought,

said,or(24)(feel).Whenyourthoughts,feelings,words,andactionsarenot

(25)harmony,itshowsupasanimbalance—youfeeluncomfortable,you

sensesomethingisoff,soyoufinditdifficulttomakerational,calmdecisions.Thisis

whythesetwoqualitiesare(26)pair.

Tomakesurethesetwoqualitiesarepresentinyourlife,youneedtopay

attentiontoyourfeelings.Observeandlistentothewordsyouuse—theactionsthat

youtake(27)(be)perfectreflectionsofthethoughtsyouthink.Ifyoumaintain

thisawareness,youwillnoticewhenyouareoutofharmony/balance.Whenyou

detectanimbalance,youaretostop(28)itisyouareabouttosayordoand

investigatethelocationofit.Takenotwhenyoufeelagitated-it'sasignof

impairment.(29)youreadthedefinitionofbalanceagain--astateof

emotionalandrational(理性的)stabilityinwhichyouarecalmandabletomake

sounddecisions—youwillunderstand(30)itisanessentialcornerstonetoa

lifetimeofcorrectandpowerfulbehavior.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Each

wordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.activelyB.probablyC.reshapeD.combined

E.riseEconcernsG.accountH.remains

I.promotedJ.reflectsK.top

TheForbeslist,nowinitseighthyear,identified74people-onefbrevery100

millionontheplanet-whoseactionshavethemostimpactacrosstheworld.Factors

takeninto___31___includetheamountofpeopleapersonhaspowerover,the

financialresourcestheycontrol,whethertheyhaveinfluenceinmorethanonesphere,

andhow__32___theywieldtheirpowertochangetheworld.

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Thisyear,28membersofthelistserveaschiefexecutivesofmajorcompanies.

ThetoptenofthoseCEOs—allofwhomareAmerican-runfirmswitha___33___

marketcapitalizationof$3tn,Forbesreports.

VladimirPutinhasbeatenDonaldTrumpto__34___Forbesmagazine'sannual

listoftheworld'smostpowerfulpeople,takingthenumberonespotforthethird

consecutiveyear.Trump's___35___tosecondfromnumber69lastyearisthe

biggesteveronthelist.AngelaMerkel,theGermanChancellor,___36___themost

powerfulwoman,atnumber3.TheBritishPrimeMinister,TheresaMay,isanew

additiontothelistatnumber13,replacingherpredecessorDavidCameron,whowas

rankedatnumber8lastyear.BarackObamadropsto48.

“Forbes'slistthisyearoftheworld'smostpowerfulpeople___37___rapidand

profoundchangehappeningaroundtheglobe,nsaidDavidEwalt,Forbescontributing

editor.nThebiggesttrendthisyearis___38___therisetopowerofDonaldTrump,as

wellastheincreasingpowerofhissupportersandallies.”

Trump,wholastweekwasnamedTIME'SPersonoftheYear,hascontinuedto

stoke___39___overhisrelationshipwiththeRussianleader,inpartbydismissing

CIAreportsofRussianinterventionintheUSpresidentialelection.

UnfoldingeventsintheWhiteHouse,aswellasthoseinAleppoandEurope,

includingBritain'svotetoleavetheEuropeanUnion,havemade2016asignificant

yearforPutin,whohashelped___40___thegloballandscape.

III.Readingcomprehension（45分）

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrases

markedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthe

context.

Ifthelawpunishedaddiction,wewouldallbeinprisonbecauseweareaddicted

toourphones.

We'rehopelesslydistractedbythem,helplesslydevotedtothem.Ourhandsand

mindsare___41___:texting,tweeting,liking,emailing,sharing.Wefindourselves

___42Red（刺激）.

MyiPhoneisthelastthingIlookatwhenIgotobedandthefirstthingIlookat

whenI__43___.WhenifsnotthereIfeelitsabsencelikeanamputee（被截肢者）

stillfeelinga（n）___44___leg.Itismyentrytocultureandfun.Iloveit.Youlove

yours.

Butthecommentonthisenormous___45___inourbehaviorhasbeen

completely___46___.Thecentralclaimisthattechnologymakesus___47___what

wealreadyknowaboutlife,andit___48___usdevelopingfullyindependentselves.

Andthequalityofhumanrelationshipsissaidtohave___49___.Parentsare

distractedbyworkemailsatthedinnertableandintheplayground;childrencryfor

___50___untiltheyfinallygetaniPadforChristmas.Gatheringsofoldfriendscan't

doacoupleofhours___51___checkingtheirGmailevery10minutes.Technology

sucksthelifeoutofus,andtakesoursoulsin___52___fortheconvenienceofnot

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havingtolearnhowtoreadmapsproperly.

Isimplydonotbuytheideathatwearen'tfullywholeduetoourphones,just

becausewecantalktoourfriendswheneverwewant,withoutany53fbrthe

limitationsthatspaceand54usedtosetonus.Thishelpsustoget55.

Itdoesn'tsetusapart.

Therefore,wewillfilm.Wewillphotograph.Wewilledit.Wewilldelete,like,

loveandenvy.Finally,inourownstrangeway,wewillcontrolourheavilydoctored

lives.

41.A.lostB.vacantC.occupiedD.awkward

42.A.commonlyB.constantlyC.usuallyD.ordinarily

43.A.gethomeB.havedinnerC.wakeupD.goout

44.A.healthyB.remainingC.artificialD.missing

45.A.consequenceB.interestC.challengeD.shift

46.A.changeableB.negativeC.consistentD.inspiring

47.A.rebuildB.reviewC.forgiveD.forget

48.A.preventsB.keepsC.suggestsD.finds

49.A.benefitedB.balancedC.sufferedD.improved

50.A.happinessB.disciplineC.attentionD.freedom

51.A.afterB.uponC.byD.without

52.A.requestB.exchangeC.preparationD.search

53.A.anxietyB.considerationC.demandD.eagerness

54.A.chanceB.timeC.energyD.effort

55.A.strongerB.smarterC.greaterD.closer

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked

A,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe

passageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Funishardtohave.

Funisararejewel.

Somewherealongthelinepeoplegotthemodernideathatfunwasthereforthe

asking,thatpeopledeservedfun,thatifwedidn'thavealittlefuneveryday,we

wouldturninto（清教徒）.

“Wasitfun?^^becamethequestionthatovershadowedallotherquestions.When

thepleasuregottobethemainthing,thefunfetish（迷戀）wassuretofollow.

Everythingwassupposedtobefun.Ifitwasn'tfiin,thenweweregoingtomakeit

fun,orelse.

Thinkofallthethingsthatgotthereputationofbeingfun.Familyoutingswere

supposedtobefun.Educationwassupposedtobefun.Workwassupposedtobefun.

WaltDisney,churchandstayingfitweresupposedtobefun.

Fungottobesuchabigthingthateverybodystartedtolookformoreandmore

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thrillingwaystosupplyit.Onewaywastostepupthelevelofdangersothatyou

couldbesurethat,nomatterwhat,youwouldmanagetohavealittlefun.

Bigoccasionsweresupposedtobefun,suchasChristmas,Thanksgivingand

Easter.ButweendedupgoingthrougheveryBigEventweevercelebrated,waiting

fbrthefuntostart.SoIshouldtellyoujustincaseyou'reworriedaboutyourfun

capacitywhileyouaresittingaroundwaitingfbrthefuntostart,thatnotmuchis.I

don'tmeantoputadamperonthings.Ijustmeanweoughttotreatfuereverently.It

isamystery.Itcannotbecaughtlikeavirus.Itcannotbetrappedlikeananimal.

Whenfuncomesinonlittledancingfeet,weprobablywon'tbeexpectingit.Infact,I

betitcomeswhenwe'redoingourduty,ourjob.

Irememberoneday,longago,onwhichIhadanespeciallygoodtime.Pam

DavisandI,aged12,walkedintoastorethatmorningtobuysomecandy.Shegother

Bit-O-Honey.Igotmymaltedmilkballs,chocolatestars.Thenwestartedbacktoher

house.ItwasalongwaytoPam'shousebuteverytimewegotweary,Pamwouldput

herhandoverhereyes,scanthehorizonlikeasailorandsay,“Weoughttoreach

homebynightfall,vatwhichpointthetwoofuswouldlaughuntilwethoughtwe

couldn'tstanditanotherminute.Thenafterwegotcalm,she'dsayitagain.You

shouldhavebeenthere.Itwasthekindofdayandfriendshipandoccasionthatmade

medeeplyregretfulthatIhadtogrowup.

Itisfun.

56.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotalkaboutinthispassage?

A.Thedefinitionoffun.B.Theimportanceoffun.

C.Thebestwaytofindfun.D.Thecommonoccasionstofindfun.

57.Whentheauthortellsusto"treatfunreverently",sheisencouragingusto

A.lookforwardtohavingfunB.showgreatrespectforfun

C.havefunlessfrequentlyD.teachothershowtohavefun

58.Whowouldbenefitmostfromthearticle?

A.Thosewhohavegreatfuninbigoccasions.

B.Thosewhopreferfriendshiptohavingfun.

C.Thosewhoareworriedaboutnothavingfun.

D.Thosewhoregrethavinggrownup.

(B)

Aneclipsehappenswhenoneheavenlybodysuchasamoonorplanetpassesinto

theshadowofanotherheavenlybody.TherearetwotypesofeclipsesonEarth:lunar

eclipsesandsolareclipses.

ThemoonorbitsEarthand,atthesametime,Earthorbitsthesun.Sometimes

Earthmovesbetweenthesunandthemoon.Whenthishappens,Earthblocksthelight

fromthesun.Thisisaneclipseofthemoon-alunareclipse.Alunareclipsecan

occuronlywhenthemoonisfullandcanbeseenfromEarthatnight.

Therearetwotypesoflunareclipses:totallunareclipsesandpartiallunar

eclipses.

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Atotallunareclipseoccurswhenthemoonandthesunareonexactopposite

sidesofEarth.ThemoonisinEarth'sshadowandthesunlightpassesthroughEarth's

atmosphere,whichcausesEarth'satmospheretofilterorblockoutmostoftheblue

light.However,apartiallunareclipsehappenswhenonlyapartofthemoonenters

Earth'sshadow.WhatpeopleseefromEarthduringapartiallunareclipsedependson

howthesun,Earthandmoonarelinedup.

Alunareclipseusuallylastsforafewhours.Atleasttwopartiallunareclipses

happeneveryyear,buttotallunareclipsesarerare.Itissafetolookdirectlyatalunar

eclipsealthoughapairofbinocularscancertainlyhelptheviewerappreciatethe

beautyofthisphenomenon.

SometimeswhenthemoonorbitsEarth,itmovesbetweenthesunandEarth.

Whenthishappens,themoonblocksthelightofthesunfromreachingEarth.This

causesaneclipseofthesun,orsolareclipse.Duringasolareclipse,themooncastsa

shadowontoEarth.

Therearethreetypesofsolareclipses：totalsolareclipses,partialsolareclipses

andannulareclipses（日環(huán)食）.Duringasolareclipse,themooncaststwoshadowson

Earth.Solareclipseshappenonceevery18months.Unlikelunareclipses,solar

eclipsesonlylastforafewminutes.

Scientistsusesolareclipsesasanopportunitytostudythesun'scorona（日冕）.

Thecoronaisthesun'stoplayer.Duringanannulareclipse,NASA（theU.S.space

agency）usesgroundandspaceinstrumentstoviewthecoronawhenthemoonblocks

thesun'sglare.Thesuddenblockingofthesunduringaneclipsereducesthelight

andchangesthetemperatureontheground.Thiscreatesconditionsthatcanaffect

localweatherandanimalbehavior.

It'simportanttoneverlookdirectlyatthesun-itcanpermanentlydamageyour

eyes!SolarradiationthatoccursduringaneclipseoftheSuncancauseaformof

burnsofone'seyesknownaseclipseblindness.Infact,theonlywaytosafelyviewa

solareclipseisbyusingspecially-designedequipment.

59.Whatcanweknowabout"alunareclipse”?

A.Itmaycreateconditionsthatcanaffectlocalweatherandanimalbehavior.

B.ItcanbeseenwhenthemoonandthesunareonexactoppositesidesofEarth.

C.Itusuallyhappensonceevery18monthsandonlylastsforafewminuteseach

time.

D.Ithappenswhenthemoonblocksthelightfromthesun,whichcausesthe

moontoshine.

60.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword4€glare,,7

A.heatB.shadowC.shineD.radiation

61.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.peoplewillexperienceatemperaturedropwhenlunareclipseshappen

B.eclipsesaretheresultoftheshadowcastbythemoonontoEarth

C.totallunareclipsesaremoredifficulttoobservethanothertypesoflunar

eclipses

D.therecanbeeclipsesevenifthethreeheavenlybodiesarenotexactlylinedup

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62.Whyisitsafertowatchalunareclipsethanasolareclipse?

A.Becausemoonlightisnotasstrongassunlight.

B.Becausealunareclipselastslongerthanasolareclipse.

C.Becausespecialequipmentcanbeemployedtoviewalunareclipse.

D.Becausealunareclipsehasmuchmoresteadylightthansolareclipse.

(C)

Theeyelinermakesthedarkcircleslesspronounced.Thelipstickhidesthe

trembling.Theponytail(馬尾辮)masksmissingpatchesofhair.Imightlookabit

thinner,buteveryonewillaskaboutmynewdiet.OnehourofpreparationandIlook

likemyself.Onehouroutof24.SometimesIwonderifit'sworthit-wastinga

twenty-fourthofmydayonalie.

Checkingmymakeuponelasttime,Isliponacutepairofflats-heelsaretoo

dangerouswithshakylegs—andgrabmyHollisterbag.Walkingdownstairs,I

breatheinthesweetsmellofwafflesandjuice.

“Morning,Mom,"Icall.

"Morning,baby,“shesings.uDidyousleepwell?"

"BetterthanIhavebeen.^^

Shesighs,andhereyeslookahundredyearsoldforaminute.uAnyimprovement

isgood,“shesayshalf-heartedly.

“Ofcourse.^^

“Imadewaffles.”

“Thanks,Mom.Smellsdelicious.^^

Isitatthetableandshehandsmeaplate.Thethoughtofallthatfoodturnsmy

stomach,butIforceasmileandthankmymotheragain.Shebusiesherselfatthesink

andfillsthesilencewithchatter.Whensheturnsaround,shetakesinthewafflesstill

onmyplate,onlymissingafewbites.Ismileapologetically.

"I'mnotveryhungrythismorning.”

“You'llneedyourstrengthfbrthisafternoon.Morrisonwillwaitforyou.^^She

bitesherlip.

“Ipackedyourlunch.”

“I'm18,Mom.Icanpackmyownlunch.Youhavemoreimportantthingstodo.”

Shereachesfbrthepaperbag.uButnowIknowyou'llhavesomethingtoeat.And

youneedtoeat,okay?Youhavetokeepyourstrengthup.”

Sighing,Itakethebag.Iknowthispeanutbutterandjellysandwichwon'tbe

eaten,notanymorethantheoneyesterdayorthedaybefore.AndevenifIdoeatit,

riljustthrowituplater.

“Honey,haveyouthoughtaboutwhatIsaidtheotherday?”sheasks.

Iremainsilent.

"Sweetheart,youcan'thidethesecretforever.Eventuallyyou'regoingtomiss

schoolandpeoplewillstartaskingquestions/9

“Mom,Ihavetwomonthsleftofhighschool.Icanmakeittillthen.I'mclass

president.Iwasvoted"Mostpopular7,"Bestsmile9and"Mostlikelytosucceed\I'm

thegirlwho'sgotitalltogether.Peopledon'twanttoknowthatthegirlwho'sgotit

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alltogetherdoesn'thaveitalltogether.Peopledon'twanttoknowthatgirlistobe

parted!,9

“Honey,don'tsaythat.You'renot...”

“Yes,Iam.YouheardDr.Morrison.Ihavemaybeayearleft.ButthatmeansI

cangraduateandthenneverseethosepeopleagain.Fildepartandthey'llfeelsorry

forme,butatleastIwon'thavetotoleratetheirpity.”

“But...”shetriestointerrupt.

“Mom,listentome.Idon'twanttobethegirleveryonelooksatandwhispers,

"Lookather.Poorthing.Shehascancer/Ican'thandlethat.Iwanttobenormal.Just

fbrtheselasttwomonths.^^

“Okay,“shewhispers.uOkay.Justremember,it'sokayifyoudon'thaveitall

together.Sometimesthingsjustfallapartandthere'snothingwecando.”

“Thanks,Igrabmybagandlunchandkissheronthecheek."Takecare,

“Youtoo,myangel."shereplies.Thisexchange,oncetakenfbrgranted,isnowa

vitalpartofeverymorning,everyafternoon,andeverynight.Threelittlewords,

followedbyfourmore,havecometomeanmorethananentireconversation.They

bridgeallgapsanddisagreements,becausewebothknowthereisnowarestricted

numberleft.

Keysinhand,Iopenthedoorandblink（眨眼）intheearlymorningsun.Perfect.

63.Theunderlinedword“half-heartedly"implies.

A.themomisworriedaboutherdaughter'smood

B.themombelievesherdaughtersleptwelllastnight

C.themomistoobusydoingherhouseworkatthattime

D.themomknowsthereisnoimprovementinherdaughter'shealth

64.Whydoesn'tthegirlwanttoeatthefoodMompacksfbrherlunch?

A.Becauseshedoesn'tlikethesmellofthefood.

B.Becausesheisonadiettolosesomeweight.

C.Becauseshe'stiredofthesamefoodeveryday.

D.Becauseeatingthefoodmakeshersick.

65.Whatisthemainreasonthegirlkeepshersecret?

A.Shedoesn'twanttodiesosoon.

B.Shedoesn'twanthermomtobesad.

C.Shedoesn'twantpeopletohavepityonher.

D.Shedoesn'twanttoloseherpopularityatschool.

66.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribethegirl?

A.Considerateandpositive.B.Optimisticbutmean.

C.Consideratebutstubborn.D.Optimisticanddependent.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassageandchoosethemostsuitablestatementfrom

A-Ffbreachblank.Therearetwoextrastatements,whichyoudonotneed.

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A.Whatyou'rebornwithisn*twhatyou'restuckwith.

B.Wherethedifferencewasobservedwasinconnectivity.

C.Anothermorecomplicatedmnemonictechniqueiscalledamindpalace.

D.Traininginmethodoflocicanphysicallychangethewayapersonremembers.

E.Eatingandsleepingrightwillleadtooptimalbrainfunction,theflow-oneffect

ofwhichisabettermemory.

F.Theimprovedmemoryobservedaftermnemonictrainingpersistsforaslongas

4monthsaftertrainingconcludes.

Lifewouldbealotsweeterifyouwereamemoryathlete.Mostofushowever,

arenotwiredthatway.Butdon*tbediscouraged:thankstoneuroplasticity,anyone

cantranscendtheirfalliblememory.67

Thereareafewrelativelysimplethingsapersoncandotohelpimprovetheir

memoryfunction.Firstup,thebasics:thefoundationofgoodmemoryisgoodhealth.

_____68_____

Thentherearemoredeliberateapproacheslikepracticingmnemonics.A

mnemonicdeviceisatrickdesignedtomakerememberingthingseasier.Soinsteadof

rememberingtobuyeggs,rice,applesanddogfood,itmightbeeasiertothinkof

READ,whichstandsforrice,eggs,apples,anddogfood.Thisistheacrosticmethod.

69Let'susethesameshoppinglistasanexample.Insteadof

focusingontheword'rice,'thistechniqueworksbyfocusingontheimageofrice

thrownonthegroundinayard.Foreggs,pictureahenpeckingattherice,followed

byanearbytreeofappleblossoms,thepetalsfallingaroundthehen,fallingona

sleepingdog.Oncetheinterconnectedsceneiscreatedit'sasimplevisualtoease

yourwayaroundthehallsofthegrocerystorewithnolistneeded.Thistechnique,

whereyoubaseamemoryaroundvisualimages,ismoreformallycalled'methodof

loci1.

ArecentstudypublishedinNeuronhasunearthedsomeinterestinginsightsabout

thebrainsofcompetitivememorizers.Theresearchersinvited23oftheworld'stop50

memoryathletestohavetheirbrainsscannedinreststates,andwhileperforming

memorytests,andmatchedeachchampiontoacontrolparticipant.Anatomically,the

scansshowedtherewasnodifferenceinbrainstructureorregionsizebetweenthe

groups.70Andwhat'smore,aftertheygavethe'naive'controlgroup

traininginthemethodofloci,theirneuralconnectivitybegantolookmorelikethatof

thepros.

第二卷

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IV.SummaryWriting（10分）

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthe

mainideaofthepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaras

possible.

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Skinisveryimportantforthebody.It'sthebody'sfirstfronttofightdiseases.It

keepsoutmanyharmfulmaterialsandalsokeepsallthethingsweneedinourbodies.

Theskinhelpscontrolbodytemperature.Itcanhelpmakethebodycoolwhenitgets

toohot.Andwhenapersongetstoocold,bloodpassagesintheskinbecomen