上海市黄浦区2021届高三一模英语卷

2020年12月

第I卷（共100分）

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.

A.Brotherandsister.C.Husbandandwife.2.3.

A.Awaiter.

A.Heenjoyseatingit.C.Heprefersfriedseafood.4.

A.Thegoodstherewereonsalelastweekend.B.It’sthewoman’sfavouriteshoppingmall.C.Itsoldout50%ofthegoodslastweekend.D.It’sthecheapestshoppingmallnearby.5.

A.Thewomanisn’tsatisfiedwithherclothes’style.B.Thewomanismostprobablypregnant.

C.Thewomandoesn’tlikethenewfamilymember.D.Thewomanistryingherbesttoloseweight.6.

A.Itistheonlypropertyshehas.B.Herfatheraskedhernottosellit.C.Sheinheriteditfromhisfather.D.Shehasnowheretoliveaftersellingit.7.

A.Callarepairmantocomeatonce.B.Checkthesinkinthekitchenfirst.C.Clearupthekitchenrightnow.

D.Stopthewaterfromrunningimmediately.

B.Amanager.

B.Fatheranddaughter.D.Motherandson.C.Asalesman.B.Hecareslittleforit.D.Hedoesn’twanttotasteit.

D.Abarber.

8.A.Shelostherpurse.

C.Shefailedtoattendtheconcert.

B.Sheforgottobringcash.

D.Shewasunabletogetthestudentdiscount.B.Completetheresearch.D.Starttypingthepaper.

9.A.Finishcheckingherreference.C.Putthematerialinorder.

10.A.Thewomanenjoyedthemovieverymuch.

B.Thewomandidn’tsleepwellbecauseofthemovie.C.Themanaskedthewomantobecarefulatnight.D.Themaninvitedthewomantogotothetheatretogether.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Shewroteseveralbooks.

C.Shewasabusinesswoman.12.A.101years.

13.A.Picturesinplainstyle.

C.AgreatAmericanartist.

B.76years.

B.Shemanagedafarm.D.Sheworkedasanurse.C.25years.

D.22years.

B.Asuccessfulartcollector.D.Thesecretoflivinglonger.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Toconcentrateforourquietthought.

B.Togivefullattentiontothedriving.C.Toavoidbeingcaughtbythepolice.D.Tobeascasualaspossibleinthedriving.15.A.Inanelevator.

C.Inabathroom.

16.A.Bylisteningcomprehensivelyandanalytically.

B.Bytakingasonicbaththoroughly.C.Byattendingclassicalconcertsfrequently.D.Bylisteningtoanemotionalpieceofmusic.

B.Ataspecialhall.D.Ataconcert.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Inquiringaboutthedetailsofatradefair.

B.Bookingroomsatahotel.

C.Complainingaboutthehotelroomservice.D.Givingsuggestionsonreceivingguests.18.A.It’sabusyseasonforinternationaltourism.

B.Therearen’tmanyhotelsavailableinthecity.C.Animportanteconomiceventwilloccur.D.Thereisabigconferencetobeheld.19.A.Forfivedaysaltogether.

B.FromDec.11thtoDec.13th.C.FrommorningtonightonDec.15th.D.Awholedayonthefourthdayoftheirstay.

20.A.Thewomanwantstoreserveroomseitheronthe1stor6thfloor.

B.Thewomanhastopay1200dollarsforalltheroomsshehasbooked.

C.Whethertheroomsareaccessiblebywheelchairwillaffectthewoman’schoice.D.TwelvepeoplearemostlikelytoattendtheconferencetobeheldonDec.13th.

II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

ConsidertheMechanicalPencil

Ifyouusedtocollectsmallobjects,I’msure(ifyouwereanythinglikemyyoungerself)thatyouusedtocollectmechanicalpencils.

InoneofthemathpreparatoryclassesI(21)______(go)toinelementaryandmiddleschool,weusedtoreceivemechanicalpencilsasprizesfordoingwellonthein-classexamsoransweringquestionsinclass.Thiswas(22)______IbuiltupmycollectionofCadoozles,whichareshortmechanicalpencilsdecoratedwithbrightlycoloredspaceshipsandicecreambars.ButI’velongsinceusedupallmyCadoozlesandamajorityofthemechanicalpencilsthatI(23)______(hide)inanemptymooncaketinsomanyyearsbefore,whichmakesmereflectfondlybackonthoseolddays,whenreceivingamechanicalpencilwasaseasyasdrinkingaglassofwater.

MechanicalpencilsarenotonlymoreconvenientthanyourtraditionalTiconderogainthesensethattheyneverneed

(24)______(sharpen);theyalsoproducethinner,cleanerlines,whichisextremelyimportantfordrawersanddrafters.Furthermore,theyareenvironmentallyfriendly,sinceyoudon’thavetobuy(25)______woodenpencilwheneveryourunoutoflead(铅芯).Youcansimplyrefillyourmechanicalpencil!ThereisonlyoneslightnegativeImustremarkon,(26)______isthatassomeonewhocallsmechanicalpencils“leadpencil”incasualconversation,theterm“leadpencil”isconfusing.Mechanicalpencilleadisactuallynotmadefromthechemicalelementlead.Itismadefromamixtureofgraphiteandclay,which(27)______notgiveyouleadpoisoning.Thisiscontrarytowhatmythird-gradeteachersaidwhenshesawmyclassmateJohnclickinghismechanicalpencilagainsthisindexfingeroutofboredom:“John,stopthat!You’regoingtogetleadpoisoning!”Ithinkallthethird-graders(andteachers)intheworldwouldfeelmuch(28)______(safe)iftheyknewwhatreallymadeupthepencilstheyuseeveryday.

ItusedtobesoeasytograbamechanicalpencilwheneverIneededone,but(29)____________themooncaketinhasbecomeincreasinglylighter,Ihavelearnedtoappreciatemywritinginstrumentsmore.PerhapsIshouldhavecollectedafewmoreCadoozleswhenIwasyounger;perhapsIshouldhaveappreciatedthefeelingofholdingupthemooncaketinwhenitwasthree-quartersfull,hopingthattherewouldalwaysbeanewpencilforme(30)______(use)tomorrow.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.threatenedG.abandoned

B.designedH.instruments

C.preferencesI.constantly

D.typicallyJ.extensive

E.experimentalK.persuasive

F.theoretical

ScienceIsn’tAlwaysPerfect—ButWeShouldStillTrustIt

Fromenvironmentpollutiontoclimatechange,wemakedecisionseverydaythatinvolveusinscientificclaims.Aregeneticallymodifiedcropssafetoeat?Isclimatechangeanemergency?Inrecentyears,manyoftheseissueshavebecomepoliticallypolarized,withpeoplerejectingscientificevidencethatisoppositetheirpolitical

31.WhenGretaThunberg,

theyouthfulclimateactivist,wasaskedbyonememberwhyweshouldtrustthescience,shereplied,“becauseit’sscience!”

Forseveraldecades,therehasbeena(n)

32andorganizedcampaignintendedtoproducedistrustinscience,

33bythefindingsofmodern

fundedbyregulatedindustriesandlibertarianthink-tankswhoseinterestsandbeliefsare

science.Inresponse,scientistshavetendedtostressthesuccessofscience.Afterall,scientistshavebeenrightaboutmostthings,fromthestructureoftheuniversetotherelativityoftimeandspace.

Thatanswerisn’twrong,butformanypeopleit’snot

34.Afterall,justbecausescientistsmorethan400years

agowererightaboutthestructureofthesolarsystemdoesn’tprovethatadifferentgroupofscientistsarerightaboutadifferentissuetoday.

Analternativeanswertothequestion—Whytrustscience?—isthatscientistsuse“thescientificmethod.”Ifyou’vegotahighschoolsciencetextbooklyingaroundthehouse,you’llprobablyfindthatanswerinit.Butthisansweriswrong.Butwhatis

35declaredtobethescientificmethod—developahypothesis(假设),thendesignanexperimenttotest

it—isn’twhatscientistsactuallydo.Historiansofsciencehaveshownthatscientistsusemanydifferentmethods,andthesemethodshavechangedwithtime.Science

36changes:newmethodsgetinvented,oldonesget

37,andany

particularpointintimescientistscanbefounddoingmanydifferentthings.Andthat’sagoodthing,becausetheso-calledscientificmethoddoesn’twork.Falsetheoriescanproducetrueresults,soevenifanexperimentworks,itdoesn’tprovethatthetheoryitwas

38totestistrue.Therealsomightbemanydifferenttheoriesthatcouldproducethatsame

39result.Onthecontrary,iftheexperimentfails,itdoesn’tprovethetheoryiswrong;itcouldbethattheexperimentwasbadlyconductedortherewasafaultinoneofthe

40.

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Travelling,atleasttravellinganyconsiderabledistance,meansdealingwithairports.I’veseenmyshareofairports.Theycomeinseveral

41.ThesmallestIhavebeenthroughwasintheAfricantownofHoedspruitwherethemain

waitingareawassmallerthanmanyschoolclassrooms,securityandticketcheckingwereboth42byonepersonwhowasalsocontrollingthegateontotheairfieldandyouhadtowalkouttotheplaneandclimb

thestairstogetin.ItwasevensmallerthanCanada’sMonctonairportwherethepersontakingtheticketswasalsooneofthetwo

43onourflight.

44,modernairportsintheworld’smajorcities.LAX,inLosAngeleshastwo

Attheotherextremearethe

parallelrunwaysandprovidestheunusualopportunitytowatchoutthewindowofyourlandingaircraftasanotheronelandsrightbesideyou.Some,suchasBeijing’sCapitalInternationalAirport,SeaTacinSeattleandtheInternationalAirportinSanFrancisco,likethoseinHongKongandShanghai,have

45terminalsconnectedbydifferentbusesor

46.

undergroundtrains.Findingaconnectingflightoftenmeanschangingterminals,whichcanbealittle

HeathrowairportinLondon,England,byvariousthe

494847thatbiggerisnotalwaysbetter.Heathrowconsistsofterminalsused

andiscenteredaroundanareathatcontainsstoresandrestaurants.AtHeathrowthetiredtravellergets

thattheywantyoutospendyourtimeinthestoresbecausetheywon’tannouncethegatefromwhichyour

flightwillleaveuntilaboutanhourbeforeflighttime.Giventhattheystarttogetpeopleontotheplaneshalfanhourbeforetakeoffthatleavesjust30minutestofindandThereisabsolutelyno

5150yourgate,someofwhicharea25-minutewalkfromthestorearea.

forthisbecausetheairportauthoritiesknowevenbeforethedaybeginshowmanyflights

arearrivinganddepartingandwheretheyplantoputthem.IfIhavejustcomeoffonelongflightandI’mwaitingforanother,whatIwantisaquietplace,notanarea

52brightlightsandnoisyshoppers.

53nothalfthefun.Airplanesareavery

Travel,forme,isinterestingbutwhenIhavetofly,gettingthereisefficientwaytomovepeoplelongdistancesandairportsarea(n)provideagoodtravellingexperiencebuttheyaretobe41.A.types42.A.identified43.A.guards44.A.tremendous45.A.flexible46.A.exciting47.A.regulates48.A.functions49.A.recreation50.A.lookfor51.A.exception52.A.filledwith53.A.increasingly54.A.effective55.A.simplified

B.citiesB.handledB.astronautsB.crowdedB.multipleB.astonishingB.emphasizesB.departmentsB.presentationB.gettoB.doubtB.dominatedbyB.permanentlyB.optionalB.endured

5554partoftheprocess.Mostairportsdotheirbestto

,notreallyenjoyed.

D.sizesD.processedD.passengersD.fashionableD.irregularD.encouragingD.demonstratesD.authoritiesD.impressionD.checkoutD.excuseD.recognizedbyD.definitelyD.suitableD.paralleled

C.areasC.promotedC.pilotsC.internationalC.availableC.confusingC.encountersC.airlinesC.announcementC.meetatC.apologyC.decoratedwithC.attentivelyC.necessaryC.declared

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

Sometimeswhenshefeltbored,shewouldpickuponeofthenumerousbiographies(传记)aboutherselfandbegintonoteonit.“Ineverdidthat”or“simplynottrue”shewouldwriteroughlyinthemarginsatthesidesofpages.Sincejournalists,biographersandmorerecentlyeven“bloggers”hadbeenwritingabouthersincethedayshewasborn,therewasplentyofmaterialtoedit.Notthathernotesorcorrectionswereeversharedwiththeauthors.Lately,however,sheevenseemedtohavelostherappetiteforcorrectness.Diditmatteranymoreifthingswerenotright?

Sheknewthatsittingalonechewingawayondownbeatthoughtswouldnotgetheranywhereandwouldleavethosearoundherconfusedandupset,shouldtheyevercatchherout.Afterallshewasthedecisiveone,alwaysontopofhergame.

Aprintedtimetableforthefollowingdaylayonthetable.Afulldayofopeningsandpresentations,ofsmilingandnoddingandflowers.

Shakingherselfoutofhergraymood,shesteppedovertowardsthecomputerwhereasuddenburstofenergygaveheranidea.ThescreenflashedupinfrontofherbutinsteadofclickingonthefamiliariconswhichwouldleadhertotheemailsRandolphhadconsideredsheneededtoread,shesimplywenttovisitMr.Googleandbeganhersearchfortraintimetable.

Adishheapedwithmulti-colouredjelliesandplentyoficecream,servedbyawhite-glovedtrainwaiterwithaperfectmoustache.Somanyyearshadpassedbutshestillrememberedthejellydissolvingonhertongueinsmallbutdeliciousmouthfuls.Eachspoonfulhadtobelifteddelicatelytohermouthunderthewatchfuleyeofhergrandmother,whowasasticklerforgoodmanners.Itwasunlikelythattheyservedjellyonthetrainsthesedays,whatwithalltheconcernaboutchildhoodfatness,butevenaSpartanmenucouldnotkilltheromanceofatrainjourney.AsthetimetableforLinehurstlineflashedinfrontofher,sherememberedthattheMayorofAlwoywouldbeexpectinghertomakeashort,predictablespeechattheopeningofthenewbridge.

56.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Themaincharacterisprobablyajournalistwritingblogsaboutroyalmembers.B.Themaincharacterisalwaysbusyeditingplentyofmaterialaboutherself.

C.Theauthorsprobablyhadchancestogetthenotesorcorrectnessfromthemaincharacter.D.Randolphisprobablyanassistantorasecretarytothemaincharacter.57.Whydoesthemaincharacterrecallthetimesheatejelliesandicecream?

A.Shewishesthatshewerestillachildsothatshecouldeatjelliesandicecream.

B.Sheisremindedofthesefoodsbecausethethoughtofatrainjourneyremindsherofthem.C.Shewishesshestillknewwherethehandsometrainwaiterwas.

D.Today’schildrenaren’tallowedtoeatthesamethingsthatsheateasachild.58.A“Spartanmenu”(paragraph4)wouldmostlikely___________________.

A.havemainlylowfat,healthyfoodsC.includearangeofsweets,butnojelly

59.Whatismostlikelytohappennextinthispassage?

A.ThemaincharacterwillpractiseherspeechforgreetingtheMayorofAlwoy.B.Themaincharacterwilldecidetotakearailjourney.C.Randolphwillsendsomeemailstothemaincharacter.D.Themaincharacterwillupdateherblogontheinternet.

B.besuitableforaromanticdinnerD.includefoodswhichareeasytotransport

(B)

Canalshavetobebuiltonalevel,otherwisethewaterdrainsoutofthemandthecanalbecomesuseless.Thiswasthegreatproblemfacingtheearlycanalbuilders,andtheyovercameitindifferentways.TheearlyengineerslikeJamesBrindleysimplyfollowedtheoutlinesofthecountrysideandkepttheircanalsleveleventhoughitoftenmeantchoosingveryroundaboutroutes.

Laterengineers,suchasThomasTelford,developedanewtechniqueknownas‘cutandfill’inwhichtheyfixedalevelthroughveryaccuratesurveying.Thisallowedthemtofillinthehollowsonaroutewiththeexactamountofsoiltheytookfromthehigherground.Bythismethod,verydirectroutescouldbetaken,whichcutdownthetimeofajourneyveryconsiderably.AgoodexampleofthistypeofcanalisTelford’sLiverpoolandBirminghamJunctionCanal,whichhebeganin1826toprovideadirectroutefromtheMidlandstotheRiverMersey.

Itwasseldompossibletobuildacompletelylevelcanal,ofcourse,whichevermethodwasused,andmostcanalswereprovidedwithlocksinwhichbargeswereraisedorloweredtonewlevels.Ifyoulookatthediagramontheright,youcanseeabargebeingraisedinalockbymeansofwaterwhichwasallowedintothelockbasin,orpound,fromtheupperlevelofthecanal.Whenabargehadtobelowered,waterwasallowedoutofthepoundintothelowerlevelofthecanal.60.Brindley’scanalswerelessefficient,mostlikelybecause_______________.

A.hewasnotagoodcanalengineer

B.thetechniquesandskillsavailableatthetimewereuselessC.hiscanalswerebuilttokeepthewaterdrainsoutD.theyhadtoomanyroundaboutroutes

61.Accordingtothispassage,whywasthe‘cutandfill’techniquedesigned?

A.Theoutlinesofthelandcouldnotbefolloweddirectly.

B.Itcouldmaketravellingdistancesshorterandsavejourneytime.C.Newsurveyingtechniqueshadbeeninventedsuccessfully.D.ThedistancebetweentheMidlandsandRiverMerseyisgreat.62.Locksareneededincanalsto_______________.

A.helpboatstotravelinbothdirectionsB.keepwaterlevelschangingallthetimeC.allowlargeshipstotravelincanalsD.transferboatsacrossdifferingwaterlevels

(C)

Intheancientworld,thepracticeofmedicinewasinescapablylinkedtosupernaturalbeliefandmagic.ThatwasuntiltheGreeksmadeadvancesinthefieldandbrilliantfiguressuchasHippocrateslaidthefoundationsforourmedicinetoday.Recognizedasthefatherofmodernmedicine,Hippocratesrealisedwhatseemsobvioustoustoday—thattheobservationandnotingofsymptomsisprimary.HetravelledacrossGreeceteachingmedicine,encouragingtheviewthatdiseasehadphysical,notsupernatural,explanations.

MedicalstudentsstilltaketheHippocraticOath,aformalpromisemadebynewdoctorsthattheywillfollowthestandardssetbytheirprofessionandtrytopreservelife,swearingtousetheirskillstohealanddonoharm.OneofHippocrates’theorieswasofthe‘fourhumours’,abeliefthatdiseasewascausedbyanimbalanceofthefourliquidssupposedlycontainedinthehumanbody—blood,phlegm,andblackandyellowbile(aliquidproducedbyyourorganwhichhelpsyoutodigestfat).

Blood-lettingwasacommonresponsetoillnessandwasuseduntilonly150yearsagointhemistakenbeliefthatitwouldrestorethebody’sinternalbalance.ButwhiletheGreeksmayhavebeenwrongaboutthebleedingandthebile,theywerestillthefirstcivilizationtounderstandthatdiseasescouldbetreatedbyusingcarefulobservationandlogicalthought.

Aristotle,politicaltheorist,philosopherandteacher,alsostudiedthenaturalworldfromascientificpointofview.Hewasthefirsttoclassifyorganisms,andalthoughhismethodmayseemsimplenow,hedividedthemintotwobasiccategories,aseitherplantoranimal—hewasthefirsttodoso.Aristotlevaluedexperimentationanddiscoveredthatevaporation,theprocessofbecomingavapour,turnedsaltwaterintofreshwater.Hewasalsoabelieverinthetheorythatallmatteriscomposedoffourelements—fire,earth,waterandair.

Hippocratesbelievedthefourhumours,relatedtothefourliquidsinthebody,wereeachinlinewithanorgan,aseasonandwithdifferentmoods.ThefourwerebasedontheGreeks’ideaoffourbaseelements(air,water,fire,earth).Althoughdiscreditednow,thehumoursformedthebasisofwesternmedicineuntilthe18thcentury.Theywere:

-Bloodfromtheliver:associatedwithSpring;withcourageandhope-Phlegmfrombrainandlungs:Winter;calmandunemotional

-Yellowbilefromgallbladder(胆囊):Summer;angerandbadtemper-Blackbilefromspleen(脾脏):Autumn;withblueanddarkmood

63.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ItwastheGreeksthatmadeadvancesinthefieldofpracticeofmedicineintheancientworld.B.TheHippocraticOathisaformalpromisemadebynewdoctorstosweartheirresponsibilities.

C.Hippocratesthoughtdiseasewascausedbyanimbalanceofthefourliquidscontainedinthehumanbody.D.Hippocrateswasthefirsttobelievediseasescouldbetreatedbycarefulobservationandlogicalthought..Thepracticeofblood-lettingwasbasedonthebeliefthat____________.

A.thebloodwaspollutedbyvirusesC.thepatientwasinabadhumour

B.thehumanbodywasnotevenlybalancedD.toomuchbloodwasbadforpeople

65.HowdidAristotlefindoutthatsaltwatercanbeturnedintofreshwater?

A.Hestudiedmanybooksfromascientificpointofview.B.Hedrewtheconclusionaccordingtothetwobasiccategories.C.Hemadethediscoverybasedonconductingexperimentshimself.D.Hebelievedthatallmatterconsistsoffourbaseelements.66.WhyisHippocratesconsideredthefounderofmodernmedicine?

A.Heprovedthattherearefourbaseelementsinallmatterintheworld.B.Heshowedtheprocedureofhowthefourbodilyliquidsaffectedmoods.C.Heinsistedthatalmostalldiseaseshadsupernaturalexplanations.D.Herecognizedtheimportanceoftheobservationandnotingofsymptoms.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Currentevidencesuggeststhatmanyofthesebenefitscontinueintoadulthood.B.Toincreasephysicalactivityforadolescents,theauthorsneedtoidentifythemanycausesandinequities.C.Theauthorssaythatlevelsofinsufficientphysicalactivityinadolescentscontinuetobeextremelyhigh.D.Toimprovelevelsofphysicalactivityamongadolescents,thestudyprovidessomerecommendationsasfollows.E.Theauthorsnotethatadolescents’participationinphysicalactivitywillcontinueintoadulthood.F.Thestudyhighlightsthatyoungpeoplehavetherighttoplayandshouldbeprovidedwiththeopportunitiestorealizetheirrighttophysicalandmentalhealthandwellbeing.AdolescentsWorldwideNotSufficientlyPhysicallyActiveNewWHO-ledstudysaysmajorityofadolescentsworldwidearenotsufficientlyphysicallyactive,puttingtheircurrentandfuturehealthatrisk.67“Urgentpolicyactiontoincreasephysicalactivityisneedednow,particularlytopromoteandkeepupgirls’participationinphysicalactivity,”saysstudyauthorDrReginaGuthold,WHO.Thehealthbenefitsofaphysicallyactivelifestyleduringadolescenceincludeimprovedheartandlungsfitness,bonehealthandpositiveeffectsonweight.Thereisalsogrowingevidencethatphysicalactivityhasapositiveimpactoncognitivedevelopmentandsocializing.68Toachievethesebenefits,theWHOrecommendsforadolescentstodomoderateorvigorousphysicalactivityforanhourormoreeachday.Theauthorsestimated80percentofteensdonotmeetthisrecommendationbyanalysingdatacollectedthroughschool-basedsurveysonphysicalactivitylevels.69Urgentscalingupisneededofknowneffectivepoliciesandprogrammestoincreasephysicalactivityinadolescents.Multisectoralactionisneededtoofferopportunitiesforyoungpeopletobeactive,involvingeducation,urbanplanning,roadsafetyandothers.Thehighestlevelsofsociety,includingnational,cityandlocalleaders,shouldpromotetheimportanceofphysicalactivityforthehealthandwell-beingofallpeople,includingadolescents.70Strongpoliticalwillandactioncanaddressthefactthatfourineveryfiveadolescentsdonotexperiencetheenjoymentandsocial,physical,andmentalhealthbenefitsofregularphysicalactivity.Policymakersandstakeholdersshouldbeencouragedtoactnowforthehealthofthisandfutureyounggenerations.IV.SummaryWriting

71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Singapore’sInformationTechnologyStrategy

Singapore’sinformationtechnologystrategyrestsontwomajorlegs.Thefirstlegisworld-classbasicfacilities.Beingacity-state,itisrelativelyeasytoconnecteveryhome,officeandhotelroom.Ourobjectiveistoprovidebroad-bandeverywhere,eitherwiredorwireless.Wewillmakeitareadilyavailableutilitylikewater,electricity,gasandtelephone.Wearewellonourwaythere.Wenowrequire,byregulation,everynewhometobeequippedwithbroad-bandinthesamewayasitisrequiredtohavewaterandelectricity.

ThesecondlegistheeducationofourentirepopulationinIT(informationtechnology).Likereading,writingandarithmetic,computersarebestlearntwhenweareyoung.Today’schildrencanclickthemousefasterthanwecanblink.Inmanycountries,childrenofmiddle-classfamilieshavenodifficultywiththisnewtechnology.But,withoutspecialeffort,thereisadangerthatchildrenofpoorerfamilieswillmissoutontheopportunitytolearnIT.Likethepianoandviolin,onecanstilllearnthecomputerasanadult.Butrarelydoesoneacquirethesamefacility.ThestrategyinSingaporeistherefore

toteachinformationtechnologytoeverychildregardlessofhisfamilybackground.TheEducationMinistrynowhasamulti-billiondollarprogrammetoprovideonecomputerforevery2schoolchildreninSingaporefromfirstgradeonwards.Everyteacherwillhaveanotebook.

MostSingaporeansnowunderstandtheimportanceofIT,ifnotforthemselves,atleastfortheirchildrenandgrandchildren.Over40%ofhouseholdsinSingaporenowownPCs.Overone-thirdofhouseholdsinSingaporealreadyenjoyaccesstoInternet.WhatwewantisforeverySingaporeantobecomputerliteratesothathecanfunctioneffectivelyinanybank,factoryorrestaurant,justasonewouldexpectanemployeetobeabletoread,writeandcount.AnemployerinSingaporeinthefutureshouldnothavetoworrythathisemployeedoesnotknowhowtouseacomputerortheInternet.

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V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72.如天公作美，周末我们就去郊游。(permit)

73.端午时节吃粽子、赛龙舟是我们的习俗。(It)

74.尽管该项目困难重重，但有当地和企业的共同努力定能取得进展。(progress)

75.园艺使人们得以侍弄花草，通过与大自然的接触得到美的享受，能修身养性。(which)

VI.GuidedWriting

Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.

76.假设你是明启中学高三学生张华，在某英语报上看到一则报道，说某偏远山区的贫困村庄盛产红茶，但由于交

通不便、信息不畅，导致销售不利，影响了村民的收入。现号召广大读者出谋划策。请你写一封信给英语报。在信中，你必须：

1）就如何帮助该村庄销售茶叶、脱贫致富提出建议；2）说明你的理由。