2020年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(上海卷)高考英语模拟试题(六)(含答案)

PAGEPAGE14普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷）模拟试题（六）英语上海高中教研教学1. ListeningComprehensionSectionAShortConversationsDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Thegymdoesn’topenuntiltomorrow.B.There’saspecialprojectgoingonatthe gym.He’stoobusytogotothegym. D. Thegymhasbeenfullofkids.A.IntroducethemantoJanesoon.B. LetthemanhavethebookafterJane.AskJanewhatshethoughtofthe possible.Finish writing to Jane as soon asA.Heknowsaboutalargerflatthewomancanrent.He’shelpingoneofhisneighboursmove.It’sdifficulttogetaflatinhisbuilding.Thewomanshouldbuyasmallercomputerdesk.A.Sheowesherparentssomemoney. B.Shedoeswellbecauseofherparents.C. Herparentswillnolongersupporther.D.Herparentswanthertochangeschools.A.Informthemanofthepolicy.Copythemessagefortheman.Showthemanhowtousethecopymachine.Callthemanaftershetalkstothestudents.A.Shewillnothavetimetopreparelunch.Shedoesnotrememberdiscussingthematter.Shewouldratherwaituntiltomorrowtodecide.Shehastocancelherplantohavelunchwiththeman.A.CheckDave'scartoseewhetheritworkswell.Sellhiscarbeforebuyinganotherone.Findouthowmuchthecarcosts.Writeacheckforthenewcar.A.Helikesthewoman'sidea.Hecanmeetthewomanintheafternoon.Hewilldiscusstheideatomorrow.Thenextissueofthepaperisalreadyplanned.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Atthebeach. B.UnderthewaterC. Onthesurfboard. C.IntheshipA.Thevisibilitywasn’tgood. B.Thesurfboardwasn’ttoitstasteC.Someotherpeoplewereapproaching. D.ItfailedtofindthespeakerA.Howtoavoidashark. B.SavingaswimmerC.Howtosurfsafely. D.BeingattackedbyasharkQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.5.5hours. B.6.5hours. C.8.5hours. D.9.5hours.A.Notreadingenough.B.Notgoingtobedearly.C.Livingbythemselves. D.Takingtoomuchexercise.A.Astudyaboutthetreatmentofthosementallyill.Keystostayingmentallyfitwhenonegetsold.Brain-boostingactivitiesandtheiradvantages.Whypeoplesufferfromdecline.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Studentsrefusetoattendhislectures.Veryfewstudentsregisteredforhisclass.Studentsdonotseemtounderstandhislectures.Toomanystudentsfailedinhisclass.A.Hisstudentsarenotreallyinterestedinscience.Hisstudentsalreadyknowthematerial.HisstudentshavedifficultyunderstandingEnglish.Hisstudentsfindthelabworktoodifficult.A.Sheplaysmusictorelaxstudents.Sherelatesideastostudents’interests.Shecreatesunusualvideosofherstudents.Sheappliesscientificprinciplestofilmmaking.A.Hehasalreadytriedit. B.Hefeelsunqualifiedtotryit.C.Hedoesnotthinkitwillwork.D.Hewantsmoreinformationaboutit.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.CultureShockEachsocietyhasitsownbeliefs,attitudes,customs,behaviors,andsocialhabits.Thesethingsgivepeopleasenseofwhotheyareandhowthey(21) behave.Peoplebecomeconsciousofsuchruleswhentheymeetpeoplefromdifferentcultures.Forexample,therulesabout(22) toeatvaryfromculturetoculture.ManyNorthAmericansandEuropeansorganizetheirtimetables(23) threemealtimesaday.Inothercountries,however,it’snotthecustom(24) (have)strictruleslikethis—peopleeatwhentheywantto,andeveryfamilyhasitsowntimetable.Whenpeoplevisitorliveinacountryforthefirsttime,theyareoftensurprisedatthedifferencesbetweenthiscultureandthecultureintheirowncountry.Travelingabroadisthething(25) (enjoy)bymostpeople;buttherearealsothosewhofeeluncomfortable,frightened,andinsecurebecauseofculturaldifferences.This(26) “cultureshock.”

(know) asWhenyou'revisitingaforeigncountry,itisimportanttounderstandandappreciateculturaldifferences.Thiscanhelpyouavoidmisunderstandings,developfriendshipsmoreeasily,andfeelmorecomfortablewhen(27) (travel)abroad.Hereareseveralthingstodo(28) youwanttoavoidcultureshock.Avoidquickjudgements;trytounderstandthepointofviewofthepeopleinanotherculture.Becomeawareofwhat(29) (go)onaroundyou,andwhy.Don’tthinkofyourculturalhabitsas“right”andotherpeople’sas“wrong.”Bewillingtotrynewthingsandtohavenewexperiences.Trytounderstandandappreciateotherpeople’svalues.Thinkaboutyourowncultureandhowitinfluencesyourattitudesandactions.Avoidhavingnegativestereotypesaboutforeignersandtheircultures.Showinterestinthings(30) areimportanttootherpeople.SectionBA.appliedB.A.appliedB.consultant C.eatableD.experienceE.facialF.horizonG.matureH.monitorI.organised J.presentK.revolutionFoodforthedigitalageDoyoushopforgroceriesonlineandhavethemdeliveredtoyourdoor?Well,thismightbejustthestartofadigital 31 infood.Howabouttattooed0CM)fruit,icecubeswhichsendtextmessages,andwinefromthebottomoftheocean?Allthesethingsareonthe 32 ,accordingtoglobalinnovationresearchfirmStylus.Theysaystickersandwastefulpackagingonfruitcouldbereplacedby 33 tattoos.Thesewouldbe 34 “directlytotheskinofthefruitwithoutactuallydamagingskincells,”accordingtoStylus’sseniorofcontent,TessaMansfield.Ourkitchensarechangingrapidlytoo,andsomecompaniesarecookingupamenuoftechnologicaladvances.Forinstance,there’sasmartknifewhichcananalysethefreshnessoffoodandanybacteria35asitisbeingused.Innovativewaysto 36 whatweconsumearealwaysbeingdeveloped.MandySaven,Stylus’sheadoffood,beverageandhospitality,saysnewdigitalicecubessendatextmessagetoafriendifyoudrinktoomuchalcohol.Indeed,somecompaniesarehelpingconsumersstayhealthyandmakeenvironmentally-friendlychoices.DutchfirmBilderandDeClercqsellsfood37byrecipe(菜谱),whichhelpscustomersavoidwastebybuyingtoomuch.Thismakestheretailermorethanjustasupplieroffood-itbecomes“akindoffood38toashopper”,saysTessaMansfield.Forthedrinker,thefutureholdsanothernew39 .Howwouldyouliketotry'ocean-agedwine’?Thisiswinewhichhasbeensunktothebottomoftheoceantohelpit40beforeyouReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Tosomepeople,thedictionarywasavolumeoftruthandwisdom.Toothers,thedictionaryisathingyoupickedupinthebargainbinbecauseyoufeltthatanadultshould41adictionary.Theydon’trealisethatthedictionaryisahumandocument,42beingedited,proof-read,andupdatedbyactual,living,awkwardpeople.InSpringfield,Massachusetts,thereareacoupledozenlexicographerswhospendtheirworkweekdoingnothingbut43dictionarydefinitions—forMemam-Webster,tobeexact.Thisisthesongofmypeople.AtMerriam-Webster,thereareonlytwo44requirementstobealexicographer:Youmusthaveadegreeinanyfieldfromafour-yearcollegeoruniversity,andyoumustbeanativespeakerofEnglish.Peoplearesurprisedtohearthatwedon’trequirelexicographerstobelinguists（语言学家）orEnglish45.Therealityisthatagroupofpeoplewith46educationbackgroundswillproducebetterdefinitions.WerequirethatourlexicographersbenativespeakersofEnglishforavery 47 reason:That5sthelanguagewefocuson,andyouneedmasteryoverallitsidiomsandexpressions.Therearesomeadditional 48 andunstatedrequirementstobealexicographer.Firstandforemost,youmustbepossessedofsomethingcalledsprachgefuhl,aGermanwordthatmeans“afeelingforlanguage.”Noteveryonehassprachgefiihl,andyoudon’tknowifyouarepossessedof ituntilyouareknee-deep intheEnglishlanguage.Iuse“possessedof’ 49 :Youwillneverhavesprachgefiihl,butrathersprachgefuhlwillhave you,likeaTeutonicimp小恶魔）thatsettlesitselfatthebaseofyourskullandhammersatyourheadeverytimeyoureadsomethinglike“crispy-friedrice”ona(n)50 .Theimpwilldigitsnailsintoyourbrain,andinsteadoforderingtake-outChinese,youwillbe51 atthetakecounter,wonderingif“crispy-friedrice”referstoplainricethathasbeenfriedortothedishknownas“friedrice”butperhapspreparedinanewandexcitingway.Thathyphen,youthink,couldjustbemisuse,or...AndyourTeutonicimpsqueezesitsclawsalittleharder.Youmustalsobesuitedtosittinginnear 52 foreighthoursadayandworkingentirelyalone.Therewillbeotherpeopleintheofficebutyouwillhavealmostnocontactwiththem. 53 ,youarewarnedofthisoverandoveragain.WhenIinterviewedformyfirstjob,ImetwithFredMish,Merriam-Webster'stheneditor-inchiefHecastaneyeovermyresumeandaskedwithsomedoubtifIenjoyedinteractingwithpeople,becauseifIdid,thenIshouldunderstandthisjobpromised 54 ofthesort.“Officechitchatofthesortyou’relikelyusedto,”hesaid“doesnot 55 goodlexicography (词典编纂）anddoesn’thappen.”A.ownA.adventurouslyA.confirmingA.personalA.familiesA.culturalA.practicalA.unreliable

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underSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Itwasearlyin1981whenIfirst metGeorge.Iwas inmyearly30s,seekingacreativeoutletunrelatedtothehumdrumofhouseworkandraisinglittleones.Mychildren,thenagedthreeandfive,werejustenteringkindergartenandschoollife.At65,Georgehadrecentlyretiredandwasseekingarewardinghobbyforhisgoldenyears.Forbothofus,paintingwas4it1andwemetatalocalTAFEpaintingclass.Thusbeganafriendshipthatwastolastfor25years—untilthedayhedied.Inthelate1950s,GeorgearrivedinWesternAustraliafromBritainwithhiswifeandtwochildren.Hewasn’tatallmanbutwasasneatasapin,withamouthfuloflargeteethandglassesthatgavehisblueeyesaBambi-likeappearance.Georgewasamanwholivedlifetothefull;heworkedhard,playedhard,andhadanopinionabouteverything.Helovedhiswife,hisfamily,hisfriends,andwasloyalandoutspokentotheequaldegree.Aslimandvigorousman,Georgetookprideinhisfitnessandhealthandwalkedthreekilometreseveryday.“”I’dnomoregowithoutmywalkthanwithoutbrushingmyteeth,”he’dsay.Andastheonlymaleinapaintingclassfullofwomen,Georgewasinhiselement.Helovedhissingularroleandlookedafterhisbroodwiththesameattentionhegavetoeverything.Hetooktopaintingwithpassionandcommitment,eventurningthesparebedroomofhishomeintoastudio.Hispaintingequipmentwascomprehensive—aneasel,qualitypaints,linseedoil,turpentine,brushes,palette,canvases,charcoalpencils,fixative,paletteknives—evenarollingpinforremovingairbubbleswhengluing.Everpractical,Georgehousedmanyoftheseitemsinatoolbox-aredmetaltoolbox-builttotakehardknocksandpurchasedfromalocalhardwarestore.ForaboutsixyearsGeorgeandIstudiedtogetherthroughvariousunitsuntilthecompletionofthecourseandothercommitmentsdrewusapart,thoughwealwaysmaintainedpersonalcontactaswelivedwithinacoupleofkilometresofeachother.Tdsometimesseehimonhisdailywalkoratthelocalshopsandoccasionallywe'dtouchbasewitha‘proper’afternoontea,sharingacuppaandachinwag.Whydidtheauthorstarttolearnpainting?Tofindalastingandrewardingfriendship.Totakeabreakfromherboringfamilylife.Todevelopahobbyforherfuturegoldenyears.Torealizeherdreamofbecomingapainter.Thephrase“hisbrood”（inparagraph3)mostprobablyrefers.George’sinterestC.George’sfamily

B. George’stoolsD. George’sclassmatesIntheauthor’seye,Georgewasapersonwho desiredaluxuriouslifeC.caredlittleabouthis appearance

B. wasenthusiasticaboutsportsD. seldomtoldothersabouthisopinionWhatistheauthormostlikelytodealwithintheparagraphsthatfollowthepassage?WhathappenedonthedayGeorgedied.WhyshebecameapainterwhileGeorgedidn’t.HowsheandGeorgeturnedawayfromeachother.WhereGeorgeusedtolivebeforecomingtoAustralia.(B)Readingthefollowingpassageaboutsomewordsandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.ENERVATEDPeoplethinkitmeans“energized.”Butitreallymeans‘"weakened.”Thewordnervusoriginallyreferredtomusclesandtendons(腱),butaroundthe1600sitbecameabywordforstrengthandvigor.Enervatefirstmeant“tocutthenervesortendons”andlatercametomean‘"tolessenthevitalityorstrengthof.”FACTOIDPeoplethinkitmeans“afun,unimportantfact”.Butitoriginallymeant“afun,falsefact.”CoinedbyNormanMailerin1973todescribe“facts’,inventedbyreporters,thiswordcan(confusingly)describebothtrueandfalseinformation.ButforMailer’sintendedmeaning,looktothesuffix:-oid.Ifahumanoidresemblesahuman(butisn9tone)andaplanetoidresemblesaplanet(butisn’tone),itfollowsthatafactoidresemblesafact—butisn’tone.INFLAMMABLEPeoplethinkitmeans“fireproof.”Butitreallymeans“easilyinflamed.”Yep,flammableandinflammablemeanthesameexactthing.Makesureyourhomeisequippedwithafireextinguisher(andadictionary).NOISOMEPeoplethinkitmeans“noisy.”Butitreallymeans“offensivelysmelly.”Whilea“noisomeneighbor”willoffendyoursenses，it’snotyoursenseofhearingyouneedtoworryabout.Noisomeactuallycomesfromthesamerootwordasannoying-theAnglo-Frenchanui.NONPLUSSEDPeoplethinkitmeans“un-disturbed.”Butitreallymeans“introuble.”Thewordsfromennonplus,go”sImnaeeInordonomore.Iamnonplussed.”Thefivewordsintroducedinthepassagearesimilarinthat .theywereallcoinedbynewsreporterstheyallconveysomenegativemeaningtheyallmeantheoppositeofwhattheysoundliketheyareallusedtoshowthedevelopmentoflanguageTheword“ ’’means“somethinguntrue”.enervated B.factoid C.inflammable D.nonplussedWhichofthefollowingwordsfitsbestintheblankofthesentence“Thistoolwillnotbeusedinanexplosiveor atmosphere.”enervatedB.flammableCnoisome D.nonplussed(C)Therearemorethan3,000speciesofmosquitoesintheworld,andifJodiHolemancould,she’dcatchoneofeach.Shecanidentifythebugsdowntothegenus,andusuallythespecies,bysight.Shehasonly19kindspinnedinhercollectionbutcarriesplasticbagswherevershegoessoshecancapturemore.ThoughitsunlikelyanewvarietywillpopupasshejogsthroughthebackwoodsofClovis,California,wheresheresides,Holemansays,“Youdon’tknowwhatyou’llfindifyoudon’tbothertolook.”Holemanhasmorethanapersonalinterestinthesepests.She’sthescientific-technicalservicesdirectoratFresnoCounty’sConsolidatedMosquitoAbatementDistrictandleadsthefieldteamofDebugFresno,thelargestexperimentalmosquito sterilization(杀菌）andcontrolprogramintheUnitedStates.DebugFresnoaimstodecreasethecounty’sinvasiveAedesaegyptipopulation,whosefemalesbiteandcancarrytheZikavirusandyellowfever.Thewingedaggressorshavenotbeenresponsibleforanyillnessinherareasofar,butthepossibilityofactiveinfectionis“alwaysinthebackofourminds,”shesays.CountyhealthofficialsfirstdetectedA.aegyptiin2013,andsincethen,theirnumbershavejumped.ThedistrictfoundhelpthisyearbypartneringonDebugFresnowithVerily.VerilyraisesbatchesofmaleA.aegyptiandinfectsthemwiththebacteriaWolbachiapipientis.Femalesthatmatewiththesemalesproduceeggsthatneverhatch,therebyreducingthemosquitopopulation,numberofbites,andriskofhumanillness.Holeman*steamatDebugFresnoreleasedmorethan1millionWolbachia-infectedmalesweeklyfor20weeks,automaticallylettingthemflyingoutoftheopenwindowofavanthatdrovethroughtargetedneighborhoods.HolemanhasbeenpassionateabouthelpingarearesidentssinceearningabiologydegreeatCaliforniaStateUniversityatFresnonearly15yearsago,whenshebeganworkingforthedistrict.Still,itwasanunexpectedcareerpath.Sheoriginallywantedtobecomeavet,thatis,adoctorforanimals,andreluctantlytookanentomology classtofulfillarequirement.Whentheprofessorspokeofmice“screaming”duringanexperiment,Holeman’sperspectiveshifted.Bugs,unlikemostcreatures,don'thavepainreceptors.Entomologyallowedhertoworkwithanimalswithoutcausingsuffering.HolemanhopesthatDebugFresnocanhititsyear-endtargetofreducingthelocalfemaleA.aegyptipopulationbyatleast90percent.Thedatasofarlooks“promising,”shesays.Holemanpointsoutthatinmosquitocontrol,“wetendnottosaytheword'eliminate,”’butshewouldn’tbeupsetifthisnon-nativebugdisappearedfromthecountyshecalkhome.WhydoesthewritermentionthefactthatJodiHolemancarriesplasticbagswhereshegoes?Tocallforthepublictopayattentiontohealth.Tohighlightherenthusiasmaboutmosquitoes.Toremindthereadersofthedangerofmosquitoes.Toillustratethatthemosquitopopulationisgettinglarger.JodiHoleman’steamhopestodecreasethecounty’sAedesaegyptipopulationbymakingfemaleoneslayeggsthatwillneverhatchinfectingfemaleonewithWolbachiapipientiskillingasmanymaleonesaspossibleintheareacagingmaleonesinavanthatdrovealongWhydidJodiHolemandecidetoworkwithbugs?Shewasn'tconfidentwhethershecouldbecomeavet.Shewantedtohelptheareawhereshelived.Shefoundherselfmoreinterestedinpests.Shedidn’twanttoseeanimals’suffering.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?Theyear-endtargetofDebugFresnoseemshardtorealize.ThelocalfemaleAedesaegyptipopulationhasbeendropping.Itisjustashort-termaimforDebugFresnotoeliminatemosquitoes.Non-nativebugsdisappearfromthecountrymoreeasilythannativeones.SectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.ShehadablogwithgrowingtrafficandotherblogShehadablogwithgrowingtrafficandotherblogexperience.Therefore,theydon'talwaysmakesensewhenturnedintoabook.Youcontrolthatthroughyourpassionandconnectiontoyourreaders,makingthemcareandengagewithyourbrand.Bloggerswithbiggernumbersintheplatformandconceptdepartmentmightbeweakeronstorytelling,orviceversa.Provingthatyouknowwhatittakestomoveabookmakesyourproposalmuchstronger.Thisalsotellsyouhowmuchnewcontentyouneedtocreate.TurningyourblogintoabookWithplentyofpastblog-to-bookexperience,thepublishingmarkethaslearnedafewthings.AccordingtoNinaAmir,inspirationtocreationcoachandauthorofHowtoBlogaBook:HowtoWrite,Publish,andPromoteYourWorkOnePostataTime,there'sonemajorissueintheveryconcept.“Postsaretypicallynotwrittenwithabookinmind,”shesays.“ 67 ”Areadercantellrightawayifabookisjustrecycledblogcontentputtogetherintoalazybook.Youmightbeabletoself-publishsuchabookandgetafewbuyersviaupsellsoffyourwebsite.Butagoodblog-turned-bookisonethattakesthesubjectofyoursiteandgoesfromthere.Amirsaysyoushouldstartplanningbasedononesuchtopic,44thendeterminewhatpostsworkinthatframework. 68 ”Literary agent Maria Ribas of Stonesong, who also blogs at Cooks & (),getsaskedaboutblog-turned-bookdealsalot.Howmanyreadersdoyouneed?Howmanypageviews,followers,orcommentsdoesittaketoshowaneditorthatyou9reworthpublishing?Withthedisclaimerthateveryagentorsituationisdifferent,Ribassaysthatuagreatgoalforabloggertohaveis50,000truefans.”Bytruefans,Ribsmeanspeople4tyoufeelcertainwouldbuyyourbookwithin6to12monthsoflaunchorevenpre-orderitbeforeitreleases.” 69 .That’splatform.That’sanauthor’srelationshipwiththeaudience,whereverthatcomesfrom-rememberhowFriedmansaidthatwaswhatmadeblogsafertilegroundforpublishinginthefirstplace?Ribassuggestsaformulalikethis:platform+concept+storytelling=asuccessfulbook. 70 .Butthebookgetsoffthegroundatleastwiththeotherstrengthsmakingupforit,andit’skeytoshowpublishersallofyourskills.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaofthepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.ArtistsasScientistsandEntrepreneursCharlesandRayEamesareamongthebest-knowndesignersofthe20thcentury.Together,thishusband-and-wifeteammasteredmanyartformsincludingfurnituredesign,architecture,painting,andphotography.Atheart,theywereartists,yettheirskillsinscienceandbusinessalsoenabledthemtosucceedinthedesignworld.ItisclearthattheEameseshadagreatdealofartistictalent.In1946,theyproduced“themosttalked-aboutchairsoftheyear,”accordingtoHose&Gardenmagazine.Inaddition,thecouplealsodesignedinexpensive,practicalhouses.AlloftheEameses,worksrepresentedtheircentralideaaboutdesign.Theymadethingsthatweremodemandusefulbutattractive.Aswellasbeingattractive,theirdesignsalsoindicatetheirstronginterestinscience.Thecoupleworkedwithtopscientiststocreateproductsthatmettheirownhightechnicalstandards.Forinstance,theycreatednewmanufacturingmethods.Theyconnectedchairpartswithheatandglue,atechniquecalled“electronicbonding.”Theyalsousedrubbertojointhebacksandseatsoftheirchairstodistributetheweightoftheuser.Theyalsousedsuccessfulbusinesspractices.From1943to1988,theEamesOfficenearLosAngelesservedasa largeworkshop.Teamsofartistsproducedfurniture,photographs,andpaintingsforcustomers.Inalloftheirwork,thecouplewasguidedbyastrongcustomerfocus.“Earlyintheircareerstogether,CharlesandRayidentifiedthe needforaffordable,yethigh-qualityfurniturefortheaverageconsumer—furniturethatcouldserveavarietyofusers,accordingtotheU.S.LibraryofCongress.Theirfurniturehadstrongsalesbeginninginthemid-20thcenturyandstillsellswelltoday.CharlesandRayEameswereextraordinaryartists.Theyusedtheirscienceandbusinesstalentstohelpthemcreatebeautifulart.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72.他没有出门带伞的习惯（habit)Mary并不认为这个项目的成功值得吹嘘（worth)这些活动旨在帮助学生将所学过的知识串联起来（connection)在读了那么多名人的故事后(common)GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假设你是明启中学高三学生王放，你校英语报正就学生与父母的沟通方式进行调研。你将写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你和父母是如何沟通的。内容包括：你与父母沟通的主要方式是什么；分析这种沟通方式的优缺点。试题参考答案ListeningComprehensionSectionAShortConversationsl.C2.BSectionB 3.A4.B5.D6.B7.A8.D9.C10.B11.C12.B 13.D 14.B 15.A16.B 17.C 18.A19.B 20.DGrammarandVocabularySectionAshouldwhen23.around 24.tohaveenjoyedisknown 27.traveling 28.SectionBisgoingthat31.K32.F33.C34.A35.J36.H37.138.B39.D40.GReadingComprehensionSectionAA51.BSectionB

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46.C47.A48.D49.C50.A56.B57.D58.B59.A60.C61.B62.B63.B64.A65.D66.D67.B68.F69.C70.DSummaryWritingCharlesandRayEmmesarefamousdesignersofthelastcentury.Thiscouplewasnotonlygiftedinartbutalsoinscienceandbusiness.Asartists,theydesignedthingsthatweremodem,usefulandappealing.Theyalsocombinedtheirdesignwithscience,settinghightechnicalstandardsfortheirproducts.Finally,theyweresuccessfulinbusinesswithacustomer-orientedapproach.TranslationHeisn’tinthehabitoftakinganumbrellawhengoingout.Marydoesn’tthinkthesuccessoftheprojectisworthboastingabout.Theseactivitiesaremeanttohelpstudentstomaketheconnectionbetweenwhattheyhavelearned.Afterreadingsomanyfamouspeople’sstories,Ifinallyfoundthatwhattheyhaveincommonisnevertogiveupiffacedwithdifficulties.GuidedWritingThewayIcom