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2019届浦东新区高三三模试卷

英语

考生注意：

1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。

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I. 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. At a supermarket. B. At a snack bar.

C. At a photo studio.

D. At a fancy restaurant.

2. A. Airport staff and passenger. B. Waiter and customer.

C. Ticket collector and moviegoer.

D. Policeman and witness.

3. A. $39.9. B. $87. C. $93. D. $41.8.

4. A. Herself. B. Her coach. C. A barber. D. Her friend.

5. A. She broke her leg. B. She broke her walking stick.

C. She broke up with him.

D. She was in bed with the flu.

6. A. Smoke with the window open. B. Quit smoking completely.

C. Resist the temptation of smoking.

D. Be careful of smoking.

7. A. She never reads a newspaper. B. She has made a great fortune.

C. She has the foggiest idea of business.

D. She is a gifted stock operator.

8. A. Hit the display until it unfreezes.

B. Ask the repair store to fix the calculator.

C. Borrow the tools needed to fix the calculator.

D. Figure out what is wrong with the calculator.

9. A. Laborious. B. Casual. C. Extended. D. Well-planned.

10. A. Violence sports are the source of social instability.

B. Violence sports are to blame for the school bullying.

C. Violence sports serve as an escape for negative emotions.

D. Violence sports should expand the fans base in the long run.

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the question 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 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Finding an ideal job. B. Helping others in trouble.

C. Wearing fashionable skirts.

D. Living in a beautiful apartment.

12. A. To explore psychology and philosophy.

B. To finish his paper on positive psychology.

C. To find how people can live a meaningful life.

D. To pursue happiness and get rid of depression.

13. A. By editing, interpreting and retelling their story.

B. By being loyal to what happens in their daily life.

C. By learning from the events of other people’s life.

D. By fully understanding how others became fulfilled.

Questions 14 through 17 are based on the following passage.

14. A. Wearing gloves. B. Telling stories.

C. Taking moves.

D. Publicizing souvenirs.

15. A. Round edges are more time-consuming than angles in animation.

B. Animation(动画制作) is long considered to be an easy process.

C. Animators strategically simplifies the process by means of gloves.

D. Animation wins the popularity because of its fast output and accuracy.

16. A. Because characters in the cartoons were given a personal touch.

B. Because they distinguished the characters’ hands from the bodies.

C. Because Walt Disney pioneered the industry and others followed the suit.

D. Because Mickey Mouse and his friends wrote their signature with gloves.

17. A. What do glove stand for in Disney?

B. How did gloves become popular in Disney?

C. When were gloves brought into being in Disney?

D. Why do many Disney characters wear gloves?

Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

18. A. He has kept the healthy habit for a long time.

B. He goes to the gym accompanied by his girlfriend.

C. He used to have the dream of becoming a muscular man.

D. His old clothes look tight on him due to physical exercise.

19. A. It’s quite practical. B. It’s quite impressive.

C. It’s really rewarding.

D. It’s a little extreme.

20. A. Ryan still kept the intensity of workout during Christmas.

B. Ryan invested a lot of money in his outfits to look fashionable.

C. Ryan has kicked the caffeine habit because of unhealthy ingredients.

D. Speaking of fitness, what Ryan says is not in line with what he does.

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.

Can Indoor Plants Really Purify the Air?

Plants are very important to human life. Through photosynthesis (光合作用), they transform carbon dioxide into fresh oxygen. They (21) _________ (assume) to remove toxins from the air we breathe—but is this true?

One famous NASA experiment, published in 1989, has found indoor plants can clean the air by removing pollutants (22)_________(cause) cancer. Later research has found soil micro-organisms in the potted plant also (23) _________(play) a part in cleaning indoor air.

Based on this research, some scientists say house plants are effective natural air purifiers, and the bigger and leafier the plant, the better. The amount of leaf surface area influences the rate of air purification. (24) _________, however, say the evidence that plants can effectively accomplish this feat (功绩) is far from conclusive.

“There are no definitive studies to show that having indoor plants can significantly increase the air quality in your home,” (25) _________ _________ Luz Claudio, a professor of environmental medicine and public health. “There’s no question (26) _________ plants are capable of removing volatile (易挥发的) chemical toxins from the air under laboratory conditions,” says Claudio. But in your home or office space, the notion that putting a few plants together can purify your air doesn’t have much hard science (27) _________ (back) it up.

Most research efforts to date, including the NASA study, placed indoor plants in small, (28) _________ (seal) environments to assess how much air-purifying power they have. “But those studies aren’t really applicable to what happens in a house. In many cases, the air in your home completely turns over—that is, exchanges places with outdoor air—once every hour. In most instances, air exchange with the outside has a (29) _________ (great) effect on indoor air quality than plants.” says Stanley Kays, a professor of horticulture (园艺学).

Disappointed (30) _________ many people may be by what Kays said, the professor also made it clear that he believes house plants are beneficial. Studies have shown plants can knock out stress and make people feel happier. More research shows spending time around nature has a positive effect on a person’s mood and energy levels.

Section B

Directions: 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.

Smart Homes Around the Corner

Internet-connected lights, locks and laundry machines are close to becoming everyday household items, thanks in part to voice-activated speakers such as Amazon’s Echo and Google Home.

The market has witnessed increasing sales of lights that turn off when you say “good night,” smart locks that let in your friends before you get home, and other smart-home gadgets (小配件). Smart speakers and their digital assistants also have been growing in __31__. From your couch, you can ask these smart assistants to play your favorite music, check the weather, order pizza or __32__ flights.

While the devices are still relatively expensive—you can get six __33__ light bulbs for the price of a single smart one—__34__ is likely to pick up further as prices fall in the future.

Moreover, the more people use such speakers, it turns out, the more things they want them to do. In some cases, that leads __35__ to other smart gadgets for the home. People who own an Echo are __36__ more likely to install other smart gadgets, said David Limp, Amazon’s senior vice president of devices and services. “They don’t start by rewiring the whole home. They start with a switch.” That switch, known as a smart plug, can make any appliance remote-controllable by cutting or __37__ its power—just ask an assistant to turn it off or on.

U.S. sales of smart speakers have more than tripled(增至三倍) to nearly 25 million in 2017, as shown by a CTA (Commodity Trading Advisors) __38__. They’re expected to grow further this year, to about 36 million, as Apple’s HomePod joins the competition.

Smart-home products such as lights and security cameras are lagging behind, but they have been catching up. “We’re still in the early stages,” said Jeff Patton, a smart-home executive at General Electric. “While the gadgets aren’t yet __39__,” he said, “average people are much more aware of them”.

Alex Hawkinson, CEO of Samsung’s Smart Things smart-home business, said that about half of his new customers are coming because of smart speakers “__40__ a lot of excitement.” Once people get their first smart product, such as a smart plug, they are likely to buy more, market researchers say. They also tell friends and neighbors about them, and might buy some as gifts.

III. 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.

Children’s books are filled with fantastic friendships between humans and beasts. From a young age, we learn that if a tiger comes for tea we should expect it to eat all our sandwiches, and if a Peruvian bear ___41___ for lunch we had better have some marmalade（柑橘酱）in the cupboard.

In this fantasy world, we can coexist peacefully with large mammals. ___42___, in real life, young people are having fewer wild interactions than ever before. In part this is a result of ___43___ screen time and decreased access to wild spaces. Perhaps it doesn’t help that many countries drove out their most exciting ___44___—bears and wolves—centuries ago.

Had they not, more people in the developed world might now be facing similar problems to those in Novaya Zemlya. The playgrounds of this remote Russian archipelago（俄罗斯半岛）were recently ___45___ by a group of hungry polar bears, driven into human settlements in search of food and ___46___ after rising temperatures destroyed the last hospitable slices of the Arctic sea ice. It’s the same story we see across the world: habitat ___47___ driving elephants to attack cro ps, human settlements spreading into tiger territory, and people losing their lives to big cats.

The Incident of the Polar Bear in the Playground is not a/an ___48___ consequences to The Humans Who Melted the Ice Caps. We have known for years that Arctic temperatures are rising at ___49___ rates. It should come as no surprise that the polar bears we have forced to leave their natural homes have ___50___ shouting at humans’ front doors in search of their basic requireme nts for survival. Unfortunately, they are more ___51___ to be met with the business end of a shotgun than a marmalade sandwich. And who can criticize the people in the main settlement, Belushya Guba, for wanting to protect themselves?

We’ve had years to ___52___ these issues. This is not an unusual ___53___ but the latest in a list of increasingly frequent human/polar bear incidents. And it’s part of an even longer list of rapidly growing areas where there is human/wildlife conflict. We can’t ___54___ the local residents of Novaya Zemlya for their quiet town becoming a bear refugee camp. They are not the ones burning fossil fuels, ___55___ farming cows and flying across the world for business meetings. It’s almost always the case that those making the decisions that are most serious for the environment are the furthest from the consequences.

41. A. drops in B. makes up C. carries on D. reaches out

42. A. Therefore B. Meanwhile C. Otherwise D. Furthermore

43. A. accumulated B. wasted C. increased D. fixed

44. A. immigrants B. citizens C. locals D. inhabitants

45. A. invaded B. searched C. deserted D. surrounded

46. A. caves B. territory C. companions D. shelter

47. A. range B. formation C. loss D. selection

48. A. profound B. severe C. unexpected D. upset

49. A. moderate B. horrifying C. similar D. varying

50. A. stuck to B. gone on C. ended up D. protested at

51. A. reluctant B. likely C. desperate D. confident

52. A. examine B. report C. identify D. address

53. A. occurrence B. escape C. presence D. exploration

54. A. admire B. reward C. respect D. blame

55. A. intensively B. realistically B. specifically D. practically

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)

When I was a puppy, I entertained you and made you laugh. You called me your child, and despite a number of chewed shoes and a couple of murdered pillows, I became your best friend. Whenever I was “bad”, you’d shake your finger at me and ask “How could you?”—but then you rolled me over for a belly(腹部) rub.

I remember those nights of rubbing you in bed and listening to your secret dreams, and I believed that life could not be any more perfect.

Gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. She, now your wife, is not a “dog person”—still I welcomed her into our home, tried to show her affection, and obeyed her. I was happy because you were happy.

Then the human babies came along and I shared your excitement. I was fascinated by the pinkness, how they smelled, and I wanted to mother them, too. Only she and you worried that I might hurt them, and I spent most of my time in another room.

There had been a time, when others asked you if you had a dog, that you produced a photo of me from your wallet and told them stories about me. These past few years, you just answered “yes” and changed the subject. I had gone from being “your dog” to “just a dog”.

Now, you have a new career opportunity in another city, and you and they will be moving to another apartment that does not allow pets. You’ve made the right decision for your “family”, but there was a time when I was your only family.

People in the animal shelter are attentive to me, but I lost my appetite. At first whenever anyone passed, I rushed to the front, hoping it was you—that this was all a bad dream or I hoped it would at least be someone who cared, anyone who might save me.

56.How did the author treat the puppy when it was at a younger age?

A. He entertained the puppy with jokes and gestures.

B. He treated the puppy as if it were a family member.

C. He disciplined the puppy when it made a mess.

D. He kept the puppy at a distance for the chewed shoes.

57.Why was the puppy excluded from the room after the babies were born?

A. The puppy was tempted by the babies’ pinkness and sweet smell.

B. The puppy poses a serious danger to the health and well-being of babies.

C. The couple were concerned that the babies would be in danger.

D. The master envied the natural affection between the babies and the puppy.

58. What can we infer from the last 3 paragraphs?

A. It was hard for the puppy to accept the fact that it was ignored.

B. The master had a mixed feeling for the advancement in career.

C. The puppy felt relieved for the master’s establishment of a new family.

D. It was urgent for the master to give up the puppy and move to another city.

59.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. A Good Heart to Lean on

B. New Member of the Family

C. The Words of an Abandoned Dog

D. Animal Shelter: the Last Home for Puppies

(B)

With the lure(诱惑) of high salaries and strong job prospects, a lot of students enter college thinking they will major in engineering. If you think engineering might be a good choice for you, a summer engineering program is a great way to learn more about the field and expand your experiences. Below are some excellent summer engineering programs.

Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation

This introductory engineering course for rising juniors and seniors is offered by Johns Hopkins University at several locations across the country. Engineering Innovation teaches critical thinking and applied problem-solving skills for future engineers through lectures, research and projects. If the student achieves an A or B in the program, they will also receive three transferable credits from Johns Hopkins University. The program runs for four or five days a week over four to five weeks, depending on the location. Most locations offer commuter programs only, but the Johns Hopkins Homewood campus in Baltimore also offers a residential option.

Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers this enrichment program for high school juniors interested in engineering, science and entrepreneurship. Students select five of 14 rigorous （严格的）academic courses to study over the six weeks of the program, during which time they have several opportunities to network with a diverse group of individuals within the fields of science and engineering. Students also share and celebrate their own cultures. MITES is scholarship-based; those students selected for the program need only provide their own transportation to and from the MIT campus.

Summer Engineering Exploration Camp

Hosted by the University of Michigan, this program is a one-week residential camp for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors interested in engineering. Participants have the opportunity to explore several different areas of engineering during engineering workplace tours, group projects, and presentations by students, faculty and professional engineers. Campers also enjoy recreational events and experience a university residential atmosphere in the University of Michigan dorms.

Exploring Your Options at the University of Illinois

This residential summer engineering camp for rising high school juniors and seniors is offered by the Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering program, headquartered at the University of

Illinois. Campers have the chance to interact with engineering students and faculty, visit engineering facilities and research labs at the university, and work together on hands-on engineering projects. Students also participate in traditional camp recreational and social activities. The camp runs for two one-week sessions during June and July.

60. Which of the following programs lasts longest?

A. Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation

B. Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science

C. Summer Engineering Exploration Camp

D. Exploring Your Options at the University of Illinois

61. If you choose the program of MIT, you will ___________________.

A. pay a visit to fabulous research labs

B. have the chance to win a scholarship

C. enjoy recreational activities with faculty

D. experience a university residential atmosphere

62. This passage may be intended for _____________.

A. engineering majors

B. professional engineers

C. high school students

D. scientifically gifted children

(C)

“What is civilization?” asked Kenneth Clark 50 years ago in the influential BBC series on the subject. “I don’t know, and I can’t define it in abstract terms, yet. But I think I can recognize it when I see it, and I’m looking at it now.” And he turned to gesture behind him, at the soaring Gothic towers and flying buttresses of Notre Dame（巴黎圣母院）.

It seems inhuman to care more about a building than about people. That the sight of Notre Dame going up in flames has attracted so much more attention than floods in southern Africa which killed over 1,000 arouses understandable feelings of guilt. Yet the widespread, intense grief at the sight of the cathedral’s collapsing steeple（尖塔）is in fact profoundly human—and in a particularly 21st-century way.

It is not just the economy that is global today, it is culture too. People wander the world in search not just of jobs and security but also of beauty and history. Familiarity breeds affection. A building on whose sunny steps you have rested, in front of which you have taken a selfie with your loved one, becomes a warm part of your memories and thus of yourself.

This visual age has given beauty new power, and social media have turned great works of art into superstars. Only a few, though, have achieved this status. Just as there is only ever a handful of world-famous actors, so the pantheon（万神殿）of globally recognizable cultural symbols is tiny: the Mona Lisa, Michelangelo’s David, the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramid— and Notre Dame. Disaster, too, is visual. In the 24 hours after the fire started, videos on social media of the burning cathedral were viewed nearly a quarter of a billion times.

Yet the emotions the sight aroused were less about the building itself than about what losing it might mean. Notre Dame is an expression of humanity at its collective best. Nobody could look up into that arched(拱形的) ceiling without wondering at the collective genius of the thousands of unknown craftsmen who, over a century and a half, realized a vision so grand in its structural ambition and so delicate in its hand-made detail. Its survival through 850 years of political unrest—

through war, revolution and Nazi occupation—binds the present to the past.

63.The BBC series in the first paragraph is mentioned to show____________.

A. Notre Dame is a typical example of civilization

B. civilization is supposed to be defined in abstract terms

C. civilization was founded in the past and lasts for decades

D. it’s cruel to care more about buildings than about people

64.Notre Dame fire has aroused worldwide concerns because ____________.

A. the disaster coincided with the floods in southern Africa.

B. people has lost a historical landmark to take a selfie and rest.

C. France’s economic prosperity has made it a must-see place for visitors.

D. cultural globalization has bred a common sense of cultural identity.

65.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. People’s sadness at the misfortune mainly lies in the building itself.

B. People wondered who contributed to such an artistic achievement.

C. Notre Dame is a witness to Nazi invasion and French revolution.

D. Fortunately we are blessed with countless splendid works of art.

66.What might be the best title for the passage?

A. Notre Dame: The Architectural Treasure

B. Notre Dame: The Humanistic Expression

C. Notre Dame: A Victim To Natural Disaster

D. Notre Dame: A Must-be Tourist Attraction

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

The man who put romance back into roses for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day is when unromantic people splurge（挥霍）on overpriced roses and expensive restaurants. It doesn’t have to be this way. _____67_____ For this we have to thank David Austin, the rose guru（专家，大师）, who died at 92 on 18 December last year.

Mr. A, as his staff knew him, brought romance back to roses, creating the English Rose, a marriage between fragrant Old Roses and the repeat-flowering Hybrid Tea varieties which had

largely replaced them before the young son of a Shropshire farmer decided to change all that.

_____68_____ But still most of the nurseries were unconvinced. It took another 20 years until his Mary Rose and Graham Thomas (named after his horticultural mentor) established Austin and his English Roses—colorful, repeat-flowering, deeply fragrant—in the hearts and gardens of British growers.

The rest is Chelsea-gilded history. Graham Thomas was later voted the world’s favorite rose and his Gertrude Jekyll was twice-named the UK’s favorite.

We have three roses on our London roof terrace: a spicy apricot that a few years ago won best plant at Chelsea; a Bengal Crimson from Great Dixter and a perfect yellow David Austin, named, I think, after an actress. _____69_____

So steer clear of the more obvious flower choices for the 14th. Roses, like people, are rarely at their best after a long-haul(长途运输) flight. _____70_____ Maybe think about buying a rose for summer flowering. It is what Mr. A deserves and would have wanted.

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.

Live in the present moment

To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Irrelevant to what happened yesterday, and what may or may not happen tomorrow.

Without question, many of us have mastered the art of spending much of our lives worrying about a variety of things. We allow past problems to dominate our present moments so much that we end up anxious, frustrated, depressed and hopeless. We have concern over events that might happen in the future—we won’ t have enough money, our children will get into trouble, we will get old and die, whatever. We also postpone our gratification, our priorities and happiness, often convincing ourselves that “someday” will be better than today. Unfortunately, that “someday” never arrives.

Life is what’s happening while we’re busy making other plans. When we’re busy making other plans, our children are busy growing up, the people we love are moving away and dying, our bodies are getting out of shape, and our dreams are slipping away. Many people live as if life was a dress rehearsal for some later date. It isn’t. In fact, no one has a guarantee that he or she will be here tomorrow. Now is the only time we have, and the only time we have any control over. When our attention is in the present moment, we push problems and fear from our minds.

The best strategy to improve our well-being is to learn to bring your attention back to the present. Mark Twain said, “I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. I don’t think I can say it any better. Practice keeping your attention on the here and now. Your efforts will pay off.”

V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

72.界定你健康的不是秤上的数字，而是你乐观的生活方式。(define)

73.和正能量的朋友们相处的时间越长，你越容易受其影响。(likely)

74.过分接触社交媒体与青少年焦虑息息相关，因此要鼓励他们增加线下活动。(concern)

75.这家快餐店推出了私人订制服务，专门针对它的市场宿敌，受到众多消费者的青睐。(thus)

VI. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

“追星族”（Fandom）这次词对大家来说并不陌生。现在明星越来越多，青少年追星愈演愈烈。你的好友Sandy就是吴亦凡的忠实粉丝，她曾经花过很多钱去买吴亦凡代言(endorse vt.)的昂贵的产品。假设你是李明，你支持这种追星行为吗？请写封信告诉Sandy你的想法。你的信必须包括：

1.简述你对Sandy追星行为的看法；

2.说明你的理由。

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Listening Comprehension

Section A

1.W: A double cheeseburger with everything on it, some large curly fries and a medium Pepsi.

M:OK. Your total is $6.88.

Q:Where does the conversation mostly probably happen?

2.M:Morning, madam. Ticket, please. Do you like a window or corridor seat?

W: Window seat, please. I am wondering if my carry-on bag can fit the overhead bin.

Q:What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

3.W:Would you mind telling me the price difference for gas types?

M:For per gallon, “Regular 87” is $3.99. “Premium Unleaded 93” is $4.18.

Q:How much should a driver pay if he fills ten gallons “Regular 87” for his car?

4.M:Hey, you look really different today. What happened?

W:My friend Steve gave me a new haircut. He could be a barber, don’t you think?

Q:Who gave the woman a haircut?

5. W:How is your girlfriend? I am too occupied in the deadline-driven assignment these days

to contact her.

W:Much better. She is off the walking stick now.

Q:What probably happened to the man’s girlfriend?

6.M:Would you mind if I smoke?

W:Actually, I would. This is my new Lexus. See, the shining headlight, brilliant paint color and leather seat. I don’t want it to smell like tobacco.

Q:What does the woman suggest the man do?

7.W:I read that the Dow Jones hit 10,000 yesterday. Isn’t that great news?

M:Really? I thought you were just a fashion follower and would purposely avoid reading such abstract news in the financial pages.

Q:What has the man assumed about the woman?

8.M:I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my calculator. When I hit the clear button,

sometimes the display freezes.

W:You should call the electronic repair store. They have all the tools necessary to fix that kind of problem.

Q:What does the woman suggest the man do?

9.M:My wife and I have our vacation planned down to the minute! We’re packing in a full

week, but that’s part of the fun.

W:Really? When I’m on vacation I like to find a quiet beach and just plant myself there.

Q:What kind of vocation does the man most probably prefer?

10. W:Violence sports like boxing should be banned. If so, there’d be fewer wars, less violent

crime and less school bullying.

M:That’s a nice argument, but these traditional sports win many people’s heart and provide an outlet for negative emotions.

Q:What does the man mean?

Section B

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

I used to think the whole purpose of life was pursuing happiness, so I searched for ideal jobs, fashionable clothes, beautiful apartments. But instead of ever feeling fulfilled, I felt anxious.

To explore the truth, I decided to learn positive psychology. I discovered what makes people depressed is a lack of having meaning in life. By interviewing hundreds of people and reading thousands of pages of psychology and philosophy, I found the four parts of a meaningful life.

The first is belonging. Belonging comes from being in relationships where you’re valued for who you are and where you value others as well. For most people, belonging is the most essential source of meaning. The second is purpose. The key to purpose is using your strengths to serve others. The third part is about stepping beyond yourself.

The fourth one tends to surprise people. It is storytelling, the story you tell yourself about yourself. Creating a narrative from the events of your life helps you understand how you became you. But we don’t always realize that we’re the authors of our stories and can change the way we’re telling them. Your life isn’t just a list of events. You can edit, interpret and retell your story.

Questions:

11. What is most likely to make the speaker feel fulfilled?

12. Why did the speaker interview hundreds of people?

13. How can people tell their life story?

Questions 14 through 17 are based on the following passage.

Mickey, Minnie, Donald Duck, Pinocchio, and more Disney characters all have one thing in common—gloves. Although there are many incredible stories about Disney’s most famous characters, putting gloves on animation characters is actually a pretty logical move.

The short answer as to why so many characters wear gloves is that animation is an intensive process. It takes time and accuracy to create the characters you know and love. Animators wanted to make their job a touch easier and faster with a few techniques. One of these strategies was using

round edges instead of angles, according to V ox. So this also meant simplifying features, such as hands, to make the animation process quicker.

Still, in the age of black and white cartoons, separating characters’ round-edge hands from their black bodies was hard. Gloves were an easy way to make their hands stand out. In fact, Walt Disney might have been the first to put gloves on his characters in The Opry House, starring Mickey Mouse, per V ox. Once animation moved away from black and white, Mickey and his friends kept their signature white gloves.

Besides keeping the animation simple, Walt Disney told his biographer, Bob Thomas, that the gloves exist for another reason: to humanize the mouse. “We didn’t want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human,” Disney told Thomas in 1957, according to the New York Times.

Questions:

14. What is the common feature of Disney characters?

15. What can we conclude from the animation process?

16. Why gloves enjoyed great popularity in black and white cartoons?

17. What does the speaker mainly talk about?

Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

W: Oh my gosh, Ryan, is that you? I hardly recognized you! Wow, you look so .... different!

M: Hey Alice. Yeah, I've been working out pretty hard lately. I go to the gym every day to work out with my personal trainer, Hans.

W: Uh ... yeah I can tell. I mean, your shirt barely fits you any more because your muscles are so big.

M: That’s a really good body figure, ha?

W: Yeah, but why not get yourself some new clothes?

M: Well. I've been spending all my money on my personal trainer and gym fees so I didn't have any money left over to buy new clothes.

W: Are you sure you aren't overdoing it?

M: Nope! You see I am now in a fantastic shape, and I like it.

W: Well, I'm interested to hear more, but first I want to get a latte. What kind of coffee do you want? M: No coffee for me! That's way too much sugar, fat, and cream.

W: Are you kidding me? I remember you were a coffee addict. Now we're meeting at a coffee shop, and you don't want any coffee? What about juice?

M: No thanks.

W: Well. It's one thing to maintain a healthy diet, but that sounds a little crazy.

M: You know, I have to stay on my fitness plan.

W: Ryan, I totally support you getting in shape, but I think exercise is best done neither too little nor too much.

M: Oh yeah, I totally agree. For example, I usually do at least two workouts at the gym per day, but on Christmas I only did one because it was a holiday.

W: Well let me ask you a question. Do you have time to date your girlfriend when you have to spend

all your time at the gym working out?

M: Don't worry! Once I find a girlfriend, I'll stop working out.

W: Well, Ryan, I am very jealous of whatever lucky lady finds you.

M: Aha, I take that as a compliment.

Questions:

18. What can we learn about Ryan?

19. What does the women think of Ryan’s fitness plan?

20. What shocked the woman according to the passage?

I. Listening Comprehension（共25分。1~10每题1分；11~20每题1.5分。）

1~5 BAADA 6~10 CCBDC

11~13 BCA 14~17 ACBD 18~20 DDC

II. Grammar and Vocabulary（共20分。每小题1分。）

21. are assumed 22. causing 23. play 24. Others 25. according to

26. that 27. to back 28. sealed 29. greater 30. as

31~35 BKCHA36~40 JFGIE

III. Reading Comprehension（共45分。41~55每题1分；56~70每题2分。）

41~45 ABCDA46~50 DCCBC51~55 BDADA

56~59 BCAC60~62 BBC 63~66 ADCB

67~70 FEDA

IV. Summary Writing（共10分）

Reference answer:

Living in the present moment is important. However, we always waste precious moment worrying about what we have no control over, missing out on life by hoping for a better future which never comes. Since we can’t control the past and the future, care for those around us and focus on things at present. That improves happiness. （57 words）

V. Translation（共15分）

72. What defines your health is not the number on the scale but your optimistic lifestyle.

111

73. The longer you get along with friends with positive energy / positive friends, the more

0.5 10.5

likely you are to be influenced / affected.

74. Excessive / too much exposure to social media is closely concerned with teenagers’ anxiety,

so they should be encouraged to increase offline activities.

75. This fast-food store launched a (private) tailored service/customized service／personalized

service to specifically/ particularly target its opponent/rival, thus winning many

12 customers’ favor.

V. Guided Writing（共25分）