上海市2021届高三英语上学期教学质量检测(一模)试题

32Howtomakeimpressivetemporaryart.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.HowEnglishfoodismade.B.WhyIndianfoodsareoftentasteless.C.Whyfoodsinsomecountriesarespicy.D.HowspicyfoodwasintroducedintoEngland.A.Thefoodincoldregionsisusuallytasty.B.Theclimatehaslittleeffectonthelocalfood.C.IndiaandEnglandhavequitesimilarclimates.D.Spicyfoodcausespeopletosweat,coolingthemoff.A.Theycoverthebadsmellsoffood.B.Theygivethefoodauniqueflavor.C.Theyslowdownthegrowthofbacteria.Theycomeinhandywherethereisnorefrigerator.A.Thementionofgarlicandonionmakesthewomanhungry.B.Theplantsandbacteriacanliveinharmonytosomeextent.C.Theuniqueflavoroftheplantshascontributedtotheirsurvival.Ittakeslongertimeforthoseplantslikeonionsandgarlictogrow.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ANewHeroisHeretoSavetheDayIt'sthoughtthatwhenaherolikeBatmanisblessedwithgreatpower,heorshemustendurelonelinessandsufferingasaresult.TheFlash(闪电侠)，however,makesafun,lightning-quickandoptimisticsuperhero.AfterthewildsuccessofTVseriesArrow,aTVnetworklaunchedTheFlash(21)(show)theimageofthisSuperhero,whowasonlyasupportingcharacterinArrow.LikeSpiderman,whogainedtheabilitytomakewebsandclimbwallsafterhe(22)(bite)byaspider,BarryAlleninTheFlashwasshockedintosuperhero-statusbyaccident.AstrikefromalightningputAllenintoanine-monthunconsciousstate,andwhenheemerged,hefoundhimself(23)_(equip)withsuperspeed.Naturally,AllenslipsonacolorfulsuitandbecomestheFlash,ahero(24)extremespeedtofightsuper-poweredbadguys.ButtheFlashalsohasotherpurposes,namelyfindingoutthetruthbehindhismother'sdeathandhisfather'sunjustimprisonment.Inlinewithsuperheroseriesstandards,TheFlashfeaturesactionandeye-poppingspecialeffects.There'snothingterriblyinnovativehere,but(25)wedogetisauniquesuperherowithamoreunusualpersonality.(26)Allenhasgonethroughunpleasantchildhoodexperience,inthisshowhegrowsintoasuperhero(27)powersincludeoptimism.He'sgotagroupofscientiststhatnotonlysavehislife,butalsoprovidehimwithemotionalsupportandthetoolsnecessary(28)(fight)crime.AbigsurpriseformewasthatTheFlashcastPrisonBreakstarWentworthMillerasabadcharacter,whousesagunthat(29)_turnanythingintoice.USshowsbegantheirentranceintotheChinesemarketwithFriends,butPrisonBreakpushedinterestinUSTVseriestoanewheightlargelythankstoMiller'swonderfulacting.NowMiller'sbacktoactinTheFlash.(30)isanicesurprisethatthisnewshowservesasaplatformforPrisonBreakfanstorevisittheiroldfavorite,althoughthistimearoundhe'sanantagonist(反派角色).SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.A.accustomedB.advancesC.commandD.commonE.drainF.minimizeG.preciselyH.reducedI.renewJ.K.victimssustainablyCriticismoftheFastFashionInthe2006filmversionofTheDevilWearsPra,daMirandaPriestly,playedbyMerylStreep,scoldsherunattractiveassistantforimaginingthathighfashiondoesn'taffecther.Priestlyexplainshowthedeepbluecoloroftheassistant'ssweaterwa31overtheyearsfromfashionshowstodepartmentstoresandtothebargainbininwhichthepoorgirlprobablyfoundherclothes.Thistop-downconceptofthefashionbusinesscouldn'tbemoreoutofdateorinconflictwiththemadworlddescribedinOverdressed,ElizabethCline'sthree-yearaccusationof“fastfashion".Inthelastdecadeorso,2intechnologyhaveallowedmass-marketlabelssuchasZara,H&M,andUniqlotoreacttotrendsmorequicklyandpredictdemandmore33_.Quickerturnaroundsmeanlesswastedstock,morefrequentrelease,andmoreprofit.Theselabelsencouragestyle-consciousconsumerstoseeclothesasdisposable—meanttolastonlyawashortwo,althoughtheydon'tadvertisethat—andt_34theirwardrobe（衣橱）everyfewweeks.Byofferingon-trenditemsatdirt-cheapprices,Clineargues,thesebrandshavecontrolledfashioncycles,shakinganindustrylong_35_toaseasonalpace.The36thisrevolution,ofcourse,arenotlimitedtodesigners.ForH&Mtooffera$5.95knitminiskirtinallits2,300-plusstoresaroundtheworld,itmustrelyonlow-wageoverseaslabor,orderinvolumesthat37naturalresources,andusemassiveamountsofharmfulchemicals.TowardstheendofOverdressed,Clineintroducedherideal,aBrooklynwomannamedSarahKateBeaumont,whosince2008hasmadeallofherownclothes—andbeautifully.ButasClineisthefirsttonote,ittookBeaumontdecadestoperfecthercraft;herexamplecan'tbeimitated.Thoughseveralfast-fashioncompanieshavemadeeffortsto8heirimpactonlaborandtheenvironment—includingH&M,withitsgreenConsciousCollectionline—Clinebelieveslastingchangecanonlybemadebycustomers.Sheexhibitstheidealism_39_tomanyadvocatesofsustainability,beitinfoodorinenergy.Vanity(虚荣心)isaconstant;peoplewillonlystartshoppingmore40_whentheycan'taffordnotto.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Thenetworkedcomputerisanamazingdevice.Itisthefirstmediamachinethatservesasthemodeofproduction(youcanmakestuff),meansofdistribution(youcanuploadstufftothenetwork),siteof41(youcandownloadstuffandinteractwithit),andplaceofpraiseandcriticism(youcancommentonthestuffyouhavedownloadedoruploaded),42一，thecomputeristhe21stcentury'sculturemachine.Butforallthereasonstherearet4thecomputer,wemustalsoactwithcaution.Thisisbecausethenetworkedcomputerhasstartedasecretwarbetweendownloadinganduploading—betweenpassiveconsumptionandactive44—whoseoutcomewillshapeourcollectivefutureinwayswecanonlybegintoimagine.Allanimalsdownload,butonlyafewuploadanythingbesidesfacesandtheirownbodies.Humansare45intheircapacitytonotonlymaketoolsbutthenturnaroundandusethemtocreatesuperfluous过剩的)materialgoods(paintings,sculptureandarchitecture)andsuperfluousexperiences(music,literature,religionandphilosophy).46,itispreciselythesesuperfluousthingsthatdefinehumancultureandultimatelywhatitistobehuman.Downloadingandconsumingculturerequiresgreatskills,but_47.tomovebeyonddownloadingistoroboneselfofadefiningingredientofhumanity.Despitethepossibilitiesofournewculturemachines,mostpeoplearestill_48downloadmode,broughtaboutbytelevisionwatching.Evenafterthe49ofwidespreadsocialmedia,apyramidofproductionremains,withasmallnumberofpeopleuploadingmaterial,aslightlylargergroupcommentingonormodifyingthatcontent,andahugepercentageremainingsatisfiedtojus匸50_.Thenetworkedcomputeroffersthefirstchancein50yearsto51theflowcausedbyTVviewing,toencouragethoughtfuldownloadingand,evenmoreimportantly,meaningfuluploading.Thecomputerofferstheopportunitytobringaboutacomplete2romthecultureoftelevisionandashiftfromaconsumptionmodeltoaproductionmodel.Thisisahistoricopportunity.Fiftyyearsoftelevisiondominancehasgivenbirthoanunhealthyculture.The53isnowinourcollectivegrasp.Itinvolvescontrollingourintake,ordownloading,and_54_ourlevelsofactivity—uploading.Ofcoursepeoplewillstilldownload.Nobodyuploadsmorethanatinypercentageoftheculturetheyconsume.Butusingthenetworkedcomputerasadownload-onlydevice,orevenadownload-mainlydevice,isa55opportunitythathistoryaffordsus.Therefore,thegoalmustbetoestablishabalancebetweenconsumptionandproduction.41.A.celebrationB.conversationsC.receptionD.ceremonies42.A.WithoutdoubtB.InreturnC.InparticularD.Bycontrast43.A.liberateB.celebrateC.concernD.reject44.A.requestB.supportC.defenseD.creation45.A.uniqueB.familiarC.efficientD.loyal46.A.InadditionB.InfactC.ForinstanceD.Bytheway47.A.strivingB.comparingC.failingD.attempting48.A.optimisticB.unfamiliarC.stuckinD.ashamedofaboutwith49.A.B.emergenceC.encounterD.transformationmaintenance50.A.consumeB.neglectC.combineD.innovate51.A.enhanceB.quickenC.reverseD.extend52.A.outcomeB.exposureC.breakD.evolution53.A.puzzleB.cureC.regretD.favor54.A.analysingB.maintainingC.featuringD.increasing55.A.wastedB.treasuredC.multipliedD.revisedSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.A)DameZahaHadid,theIraqi-bornBritisharchitectwhosetallstructuresleftamarkonskylinesandimaginationsaroundtheworldandintheprocessreshapedarchitectureforthemodernage.Shewasnotanaveragedesigner.Sheliberatedarchitecturalgeometry（几何）,givingitawholenewexpressiveidentity.Geometrybecame,inherhands,avehicleforunprecedentedandeye-poppingnewspaces.Herbuildingselevateduncertaintytoanart,conveyedintheoddways.Herworkimplyingmobility,speed,freedomanduncertaintyspoketoaworldviewwidelysharedbyayoungergeneration.“IamnotEuropean,Idon'tdoconventionalworkandIamawoman,''StrikinglyMs.Hadidneverallowedherselfonherworktobecategorizedbyherbackgroundorhergender.Andshewasoneofakind,apathbreaker.In2004,shebecamethefirstwomantowinthePritzkerPrize,architecture'sNobel.ZahaHadidwasborninBaghdadonOctober31,1950.Thenin1972,shearrivedatthearchitecturalassociationinLondon,acenterforexperimentaldesign.HerteachersincludedEliaZenghelisandRemKoolhaas.“Theyarousedmyambition,”shewouldrecall,“andtaughtmetotrustevenmystrangestinstincts.”Bythe1980sshehadestablishedherownpracticeinLondon.Andshebegantodrawattentionwithanunrealizedplanin1982—1983forthePeakClub.Herpartner,PatrickSchumacher,playedaninstrumentalandcollaborativeroleinhercareer.Mr.Schumachercoinedthetermparametric（参数的）designtoincludethecomputer-basedapproachthathelpedthefirm'smostweirdconceptsbecomereality.Ms.Hadidcalledwhatresultedinanorganiclanguageofarchitecture,basedonthesenewtools,whichallowustocombinehighlycomplexformsintoafluid（流线的）andcompletewhole.Hersourceswerenature,historyorwhatevershesoughtuseful.WhenherRosenthalCenter,arelativelymodestproject,openedin2003,HerbertMuschamp,thearchitecturecriticdeclaredit“themostimportantAmericanbuildingtobecompletedsincetheendofthecoldwar”.“Shewasbiggerthanlife,aforceofnature,”asAmaleAndraos,thedeanofColumbiaUniversity'sarchitectureschool,putit,“shewasapioneer.”Shewas.Forwomen,forwhatcitiescandesiretobuildandfortheartofarchitecture.WhatfeaturesthestructuresdesignedbyZahaHadid?Freearchitecturalgeometry.B.Conventionaldesign.C.Oddimagination.D.Colorfulpatterns.AccordingtoParagraphs3and4,whichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?ZahaHadidtaughtherselftotrustinstincts.TheplanforthePeakClubhasn'tbeencarriedout.Thearchitect'sgenderinfluencedherworkdramatically.ZahaHadidwasthefirstarchitecttowinthePritzkerPrize.Howdidthecomputer-basedapproachmakeadifferencetoZahaHadid'swork?Itcontributestorealizingthestrangeideas.Itsimplifiesthecomplexstructureasawhole.Itprovidesnewtoolstotranslatethelanguage.D.Itservesasaninstrumenttointerprettheconcepts.Thepurposeofthepassageist.presentZahaHadid'slifeexperiencepraiseZahaHadid'sinspirationanddiligencecompareZahaHadid'sworksindifferenttimesshowZahaHadid'sgreatcontributionstoarchitecture2021SANFRANCISCOWRITERSCONFERENCE17thCelebrationofCraft,Commerce&Community

February13-16,2021attheHyattRegencySanFranciscoSpeakers:*WalterMosley*JonathanMaberry*BrookeWarnerPlusauthors,editors,publishers&literaryagentsfromNewYork,L.A.&S.F.BayAreaVisitwww.SFWtogetevent/contest/scholarshipdetails,accessonlineregistrationforthefreeSFWCNewsletter.ConsiderableEarlyDiscountsandSpecialRoomRates!2021SANFRANCISCOWRITINGFORCHANGEAone-dayconferenceforallwriterswhowanttochangetheworldthroughtheirwriting.September14thattheUnitarianCenterDetailsandregistration:(B)www.SFWritingforCSFWC/SanFranciscoWritersFoundationisanonprofitorganizationBehindtheScenesofaWritingConferenceWhenyouattendawritingconference,youseeafacadethattookmonthsorlongertomakeup.Plentyisgoingonbehindthescenes.Let'stakealookbehindthecurtain.Thedaystartslongbeforeattendeeswalkthroughthedoor.Registrationissetup,signspostedandtablesarranged.Logistics(后勤)allfallontheconferenceorganizers.Forexample,theannualconferenceIdirectinSanFrancisco(seetheposterabove)isasimpleone-dayconferencethattakesmorethaneightmonthstoputtogetherandaround15staffandvolunteerstomanage.Largermulti-dayconferenceshaveevenmoregoingonbehindthescenes.Overseeingitallistheconferencedirector,aconductorwhotypicallyworkswithcommitteedirectorstomakesureeverythingrunssmoothly.Overthecourseoftheconference,staffersmakesureeverythingstaysontrack.It'snotunusualforstafftowalkmilesinadayandgowithoutmeals.Conferencestaffandvolunteersarealwaysbehindthecurtainsmakingsureyourexperienceisperfect.Thenexttimeyouattendawell-runwritingconference,takeamomenttothankstaffandvolunteersfortheirdevotion.Theydeserveallthepraisetheycangetbecausewithoutthem,therewouldbenoconference.Theunderlinedwordfacaderefersto.theeffortbehindthescenesthescenesvisibletothepublictheliterarymasterpieceondisplaythematerialdistributedatthemeetingWhat'sthelatesttimetostarttoarrangefortheone-dayconferenceinSanFrancisco?July,2021.B.March,209.C.September,2021.D.January,2021.Accordingtothewriter,theattendeesofthe2021SanFranciscoWritersConferenceshouldpraisethe.threespeakersB.authorsandeditorsC.staffandvolunteersD.corporatesponsors(C)Eachyear,backedupbyagrowinganti-consumeristmovement,peopleareusingtheholidayseasontocallonusalltoshopless.Drivenbyconcernsaboutresourceexhaustion,overrecentyearsenvironmentalistshaveincreasinglyturnedtheirsightsonour“consumerculture”.GroupssuchasTheStoryofStuffandBuyNothingNewDayaregrowingasamovementthatincreasinglyblamesallourillsonourdesiretoshop.Weclearlyhaveagrowingresourceproblem.Theproduceswemake,buy,anduseareoftenlinkedtothedestructionofourwaterways,biodiversity,climateandthelandonwhichmillionsofpeoplelive.ButtoblametheseissuesonChristmasshoppersismisguided,andputsusintheoldtrapofblamingindividualsforwhatisasystematicproblem.WhilewecomplainaboutenvironmentaldestructionoverChristmas,environmentalistsoftenforgetwhattheholidayseasonactuallymeansformanypeople.Formost,Christmasisn'tanadd-ontoanalreadyheavyshoppingyear.Infact,itislikelytheonlytimeofyearmanyhavetheopportunitytospendonfriendsandfamily,orevenjusttobuythenecessitiesneededformodernlife.Thisisparticularly,trueforBoxingDay,oftenthetargetofthestrongestderision（嘲弄）byanti-consumerists.Whilewemaylaughatthequeuesinfrontoftheshops,formany,thosesalesprovidetheonechancetobuyitemsthey'veneededallyear.AsLeighPhillipsargues,“thisisoneofthefewtimesoftheyearthatpeoplecanevenhopetoaffordsuch‘luxuries',theChristmaspresentstheirkidsareaskingfor,orjustanappliancethatworks.”Indeed,therichest7%ofpeopleareresponsiblefor50%ofgreenhousegasemissions.ThisbecomesparticularlyharmfulwhenyoutakeintoaccountthatthoseshoppingonBoxingDayareonlyasmallpartofourconsumption“problem”anyway.Whyareenvironmentalistsattackingtheseindividuals,whileignoringsuchpeopleasRussianbillionaireRomanAbramovich,whohashisown£1.5bnyachtwithamissiledefencesystem?Anyway,anti-consumerismhasbecomeamovementofwealthypeopletalkingdowntotheworkingclassabouttheirlifechoices,whileignoringtherealcauseofourenvironmentalproblems.Itisnowonderoneischangingtheirbehaviou—rsorthatenvironmentaldestructioncontinueswithoutanyreductioninintensity.63.Itisindicatedinthe1stparagraphthatduringtheholidayseason,manyconsumersignoreresourceproblemsarefascinatedwithpresentsareencouragedtospendlessshowgreatinterestinthemovement.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraphs2and3thattheenvironmentalistmovementA.hastargetedthewrongpersonshasachieveditsintendedpurposeshastakenenvironment-friendlymeasureshasbenefitedbothconsumersandproducersTheexampleofRomanAbramovichisusedtoshowenvironmentalists'.A.madnessaboutlifechoicesdiscontentwithrichlifestyleignoranceabouttherealcausedisrespectforholidayshoppersItcanbeconcludedfromthetextthattellingpeoplenottoshopaCthristmasisA.anythinglessthanaresponsibilityB.nothingmorethanabiasC.indicativeofenvironmentalawarenessD.unacceptabletoordinarypeopleSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Regrettably,thatpointhasnotyetcome.Elephantnumbersstartedfalling.Theexistenceofevenasmalllegalmarketincreasestheopportunitiesforillegaltrade.Theypointoutthattheyhavedevotedhugeresourcestotheelephant.Inthelongruntechnologycanhelpmaketradecoexistwithconservation.Oneanimal,assoofteninthepast,willattractmuchoftheattention:theAfricanelephant.TheBanonTradingIvory（象牙）isUnfairbutNecessaryAsinsomecountrieselephantpopulationhaverecovered,therearecompetingproposalsabouthowabsolutethebanonelephanttradingshouldbe.Countriesseekingamodestrelaxationhaveastrongcasetomake.Butitisnotstrongenough.Thebanmuststay.Understandably,countriesthathavedoneagoodjobprotectingtheirelephantsfeelthisisunfair.67.Andtherealburdenofallthisisbornebypoorlocalpeoplewhoareincompetitionwithwildlifeforresources,andsometimesinconflictwithit—elephantscanbedestructive.Peopleandgovernments,sotheargumentgoes,needtohaveaneconomicstake（利害关系）intheelephants'survival.Theivorytradewouldgivethemone.Tounderstandwhythesereasonable-soundingproposalsshouldberejected,considerwhathashappenedtoelephantnumberssincesomelegaltradewasauthorised,whenBotswana,NamibiaandSouthAfricawereallowedin2007tosellafixedamountofivorytoJapan.68.Asurveyconductedin2014-15estimatedthatelephantnumbershadfallenby30%across18countriessince2007.69.Inbetter-resourcednationalparks,dronesareusedtomakeiteasierforparkkeeperstospotillegalhunters.DNAtestingofivorycanidentifywheretheycamefrom,andthuswhethertheyarelegal.Aspricesofthetechnologiesfallandcountriesgetricher,bothtechnologiesarelikelytospread.Theobjectiontotradeinproductsofendangeredspeciesisnotmoral.Whentheworldisconfidentthatitwillboostelephantnumbersratherthanwipethemout,theivorytradeshouldbeencouraged.70.Anduntilitdoes,thebesthopefortheelephant—andevenmoreendangeredspecies,suchasrhinos(犀牛)一liesnotineasingthebanontradingtheirproducts,butinenforcingitbetter.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.HowSupermarketsAreChangingBritainTheBritishlovetheirsupermarkets.Andtherearemoreandmoreofthemeveryyear.Butisthisagoodthing?Notnecessarily.Forastart,manysmallshopscan'tcompeteonpricewithsuperstoressuchasTesco.Andtheydon'thaveasmanyproductseither.Asaresult,36%oftheUK'ssmallshopsshutdownbetween1990and1996whilethenumberofsupermarketsincreasedfrom457to1,102.SupermarketshaveevenhadanegativeeffectontheBritishpub.Beerandwineismuchcheaperinasupermarketthaninapub.Therearenowover55,000supermarketsintheUK,butlessthan55,000pubs.Adecadeagothereweremorethan61,000.Thesedays,pubsareclosingattherateof39aweek!Supermarketsarealsobadforanimalwelfare.TheUKhashighstandardsinthisfield,butsomesupermarketsgettheirmeatfromabroad.Andinmanycases,thismeatisproducedunderconditionsthatwouldbeillegalintheUK.Butoncethey'vegotthemeat,supermarketsputaBritishflagontheproductasthemeatispackedthere.Dishonest?Notexactly,butitisn'tentirelytrueeither!Supermarketshaveapoorenvironmentalrecordtoo.Manyofthemdon'tstorefoodproductsthemselvesasstoragespaceisexpensive,sotheygetfoodproducerstodoitforthem.Thismeansthatsupermarketlorrieshavetomakemoretripstocollectsupplies.Inturn,thisincreasestheamountofpetrolused,whichleadstomorepollution.Supermarketsalsousealotofplasticpackaging,whhicisn'tgoodfortheenvironmenteither.So,whatcanbedonetohelpthe“littleguys”?Notmuchreally.Supermarketshavealotofpower.Manypoliticalpartiesreceivedonationsfromsupermarkets.Andsupermarketsoftenusetheirmoneytoinfluencedecisions.Forexample,justbeforetheyear2000,onesupermarketgavethegovernment£12milliontohelpbuildtheMillenniumDomeinLondon.Later,planstotaxsupermarketcarparksweredropped.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.何不喝杯咖啡提一下神？Why）随着每年元旦的临近，人们常常会反思这一年的得与失。（eflect）几个月前举行的展览如同一扇窗，从这里，世界能看到这个国家古老的文明从哪里来，向何处去。（which）登山运动的吸引力不仅在于运动员之间的激烈竞争，还体现在运动员与自然环境的抗争中（Notonly...）GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.文华中学的读书节即将展开，学校将给每个班级配发图（书按下图显示的比例），放置在班级中，总量为20本。现在学校向学生们征求意见，假设你是该学校的学生李华，请你给学校写封邮件，描述提供的图书类型并谈谈你的意见与建议（学科辅导类：test-prepbooks）班级图书角图书类型高三英语试卷听力文字和答案ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.W:Nextperson,please.HowcanIhelpyou?M:IjustneedtosendthisparceltoJapanthefastestwaypossible.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?(B)W:HowmuchshouldIpay?M:Well,Ihavepaintedthescratchonthefrontleftdoorandadjustedthebrakessoitwouldmake30dollarsforyou.Q:What'sprobablytheman'sjob?(C)M:HaveyouheardthegoodnewsthatthedeadlineofourbookreviewhasbeenextendedtoJuly13th?W:Wonderful.IwasworriedthatIcouldn'thandinmyassignmentbeforeJune3rd.Q:Whenmustthebookreviewbehandedin?(C)W:Jerry,haveyoudecidedwhatoptionalcoursesyouwilltakethissemester?M:Classicalmusic,Britishliteratureandpopularsciencearemyfavorites,butconsideringmyfuturecareer,businessmanagementismychoice.Q:Whatoptionalcoursewillthemanchoose?(A)W:IamgoingtotheU.S.fortravellingsoon.IamwonderinghowmuchcashIshouldbringalong.M:Itistotallyunnecessarytobringtoomuchmoneywithyou.Besides,creditcardsandonlinepaymentarequitecommon.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?(D)W:Idon'tthinkProfessorWangisavailabletoattendourgraduationceremonyonFridayafternoon.M:Actuallyheis.Yesterdayhetoldmehewillbepresent,forthelecturehasbeencalledoff.Q:WhatwillProfessorWangdoonFridayafternoon?(C)W:Congratulations,Jack!You'vegotthefirstprizeintherobotcontest!M:Oh,ourhardworkhaspaidoff!SamandIspentthewholesummervacationintheinnovationlaboratory.Q:Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?(B)W:DoyouknowPeterhaswontheschool'sspeechcontest?M:Wait…AreyoutalkingaboutthePeterwhoisalwaystooquiettobenoticedinclass?Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?(C)W:So,I'vegoteverybodygifts,coffeecupswiththepictureoftheSydneyOperaHouse.M:Didyouforgetaboutusuntilyouwereattheairport?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?(B)W:Didyoutakeanypicturesoftheawardceremonyyesterday?M:Ifonlymycellphonehadn'trunoutofbattery.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?(A)SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedsomequestionsonthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Denmarkisonceagaindistinguishingitselfintheraceagainstfoodwaste—thistimewithWeFood,astoresellingitemsoncethrownintothetrashbin.Thoseitemsmightincludeanythingnearitsexpirationdate—thedatebywhichthefoodshouldbeeaten.Thoseitemscanbeeatenperfectly,butareconsideredunfitforsalebytheretailersandmanufacturerswhodonatethem.WeFoodisnotthefirststoreinEuropetosellthiskindoffood,butunlikeso-called“socialsupermarkets”—storeswhichspeciallyservealmostlow-incomepeople—WeFood'sofferingsareveryintentionallyaimedatthegeneralpublic.ThegoodsinWeFoodarepriced30to50percentlowerthanthoseinregularstores.WeFoodhasalreadybeenahugesuccess.Peoplehavelinedupbeforethestore'sopeningeverymorningsinceitslaunch.Butisthisfoodsafetoeat?Well,the“sellby”dateyouseeonmanyproductsactuallyreferstoitsfreshness—notwhetherornotit'sgoingtodoyouanyharm.Inmanycasesfoodthat'sbeyondthisdatewon'tbeasfreshasitoncewas,butisstillperfectlyeatable.Ofcourseyoushouldstillbecarefultoavoideatingfoodthat'sgonebad.Denmarkthrowsawayabout700,000tonsoffoodeveryyear,accordingtoestimates.Infact,foodwasteisamajorproblemforthewholeworld.Thecostofglobalfoodwasteisabout$1trilliondollarsayear.Allofthestore'sprofitswillgotocharityworkindevelopingnations.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.HowdoesDenmarktaketheleadintheraceagainstfoodwaste?(D)WhatarethetargetconsumersofWeFood?(A)Howmuchisthefoodwastedintheworldannually?(A)Whenwethinkofart,wenormallypicturesomethingwhichcanexistforcenturies.Buttherehasalwaysbeenatypeofartwhichdoesn'tlast.Thisisoftenreferredtoastemporaryart.Sculptureswhicharemadeofsnoworice,paintingsincolouredsand,chalkdrawingsdoneonpublicpavements:it'snotthatthesedon'thaveartisticvalue,buttheyaredesignedtodisappear.JorgeRodriguez-Geradaisamodern‘temporary'artist,andonewhogetsalotofattentionforhiswork.Heusesgroupsofvolunteerstohelphim,andhispiecestakealongtimetoplanandcreate.Buttheyaremostlytalkedaboutbecausethefinalresultsaresoimpressive.Forthepastfewyears,Jorgehasbeencreatinggiantfacesinemptyspacesmostlyincities.Topeopleontheground,itlookslikeagardenisbeingcreated,anditishardtoseeanykindofdesigninit.Infact,GPSmappingisusedtosetoutthedesign.Thenanarmyofworkersusethismasterplantocreatetheimagewhichtheartisthasplanned.In2014,theartistcreatedanastonishingfaceontheNationalMallinWashington,D.C.Itcoveredanareaof25,000squaremetres,anditwascreatedbecausethemallwasgettingnewgardens,andthelandwasn'tgoingtobeusedforawhile.Theportraitwasofayoungmanofmixedrace,