2012年高三英语一模卷及答案

卢湾区高三英语第一学期期末质量试(满分：150分考试时间：120分钟)第I卷 （共105分）ListeningSectionDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Ata B.Ata C.Ata D.AtabusA. B. C. D.A.Teacherand B.BossandC.Waiterand manandA.Sheagreeswiththe B.ShepreferstogoshopC.Shedislikesraining D.Shethinksitwon’tA.Theairis B.It’shotC.Thewindowis D.It’snoisyA.A B.Ashop C.A D.AA.The B.The C.The D.TheA.Sheisfondofpizzavery B.ShedisagreeswiththeC.Shedoesn’tunderstandwhatthemansays.D.Shedoesn’tlikepizzaveryA.Shedoesn’twantanew B.ShehasnotimetotryanewC.Shewantstotryanewhairstyleat D.Sheacceptstheman’sA.Jackisthebetter B.JackandhisbrotherarebothC.Jack’sbrotheris D.Jack’sbrotherismoreSectionDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.Decidingonthe B.CheckingtheC.Finding D.WritingA. B. C.Foreigneditors.D.PageA.TheimportanceofreadingB.ThestepsofreadingaC.TheprocessofmakingaD.ThesimilaritybetweenTeensanddailyQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.It’saplaceforpeopletogambleatB.It’saplacewhereeveryonemakesaC.It’saplacetoexchangesharesofafactoryorD.It’saplacewherepeopleexchangeafactoryorA.Toearnmore B.TotrytheirC.Tosave D.TobuyabiggerA.ThefastestwayofgettingmoreB.ThedifferentpurposesofbuyingC.ThecommonknowledgeofstockD.TheadvantagesofinvestingmoneyintheSectionDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingephoneCaseAcarLocationoftheNearNo.8Bridgealongthe CarBWF ColouroftheIt’s andnearlyInformer’sHenryDayof 5thCompletetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachBlanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingWhatisdisplayedinthenext Howlongisthedurationofexhibition Whatisthetimeforthe10am-5pm,10am-4pm,WhatwillthewomanStayand theoldCompletetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachGrammarandSectionDirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.Duringthenext10years,Chinawillhave100,000newyachtsandthemarketwillbe 50billionandbillionA. B. C. D.Aminibuscarrying14studentsrolledoveronaFridayafternoon,twostudentskilledandsix badlyA. B.the C. D.theDavidapologizedfor toinformmeofthechangeinthehisbeingnot B.himnottobeC.hisnotbeing D.himtohenotIt’simportanttotalkaboutyourproblemswithyourfriendsoryourparentsandthey reallyhelpaA. B. C. D.“Peoplearebetter-paid,better-educatedandattach attentiontoqualityoflife,”saidMiceLiao,A.alot B.much C.as D.theAsweallknow,itiswhatyoudoratherthanwhatyousay A. B. C. D.TowerBridge,oneofBritain’smostfamouslandmarks, attheendofthe19thA. B.was C.has D.hadbeenOutdoorFilmFestival,heldinDecember,isthefirstfestivalinAsia oncyclingmountainbike andenvironmentalprotectionmovies.A. B. C.tobe D.hadMedicalexpertssaythemosteffectivewaytopreventthespreadofdiseaseisforpeople theirhandswithsoapandwater.A.to B. C. D.beingThenumberofchildrenwhocontractedcoldsandvisitedthehospital inthecountysincelastA. B.would C.has D.had thecomingOlympicPark’sarchitectshaveinmindistobuildthelargesturbanparkinEuropein150A. B. C. D.Ifailedinthefinalexaminationlasttermandonlythen theimportanceofregularandproperA.didI B.I C.hadI D.IhadIfyouwanttodotheexperimentagain,you’dbetterbemorecareful youmakeaA.only B.as C.so D.in ,thekidnappedgirltoldtheallthesufferingshehadgoneHaving B.HavingbeenC.Tobe D.TohavebeenThecountryisnowtheworld’slargestexporterofgoodsandthesecondlargestimporter, hascreatedmillionsofjobopportunitiesinexportindustriesandrelatedareas.A. B. C. D.Standingonthetopofthehill,Iwouldnotdoanythingbut theflowingofthecloudsaroundA. B. C. D.toSectionA.A.B.D.E.F.G.I.J.RonaldoLuizNazariodeLima1wasbornon22September1976inapoorsuburbofRiodeJaneiro.Likemostofhischildhoodfriends,Ronaldobeganhissoccercareerplayingbarefootinthestreetsofhisneighborhood.Attheageof14,hejoinedSaintCristovsoccerclubandonlytwoyearslaterbecamethestarofCruzeiroBeloHorizonte41atotalof58goalsin60matchesandearninghimselfareputationforhisexplosivepaceand42finishingskills.Hisgoal-scoringrecordandunusualquicknessledhimtobe43intheBrazilianWorldCupwinningteamthefollowingyear.AftertheWorldCup,manytopEuropeanfootballclubsweretryingto44him.Manypeople,includingBrazilianfootballlegendPelé,consideredhimasthemost45footballerofhisgeneration.Sincehis46toDutchteamPSVEindhoven,Ronaldo’sbiographyisoneofsuccessaftersuccess.TwoCopaAmérica’s,aUEFACup,aDutchCup,aSpanishLeagueCup,andtwoawardsasbestplayerintheworld,allinthespaceoftwoyearsaresomeofRonaldo’simpressive47OnarrivaltoInter-Milanin1997,Ronaldobecametheidolofthelocalfanswhorefertohimas“ilFenomeno(奇才).”Sincethe98WorldCuphehassufferedtwoseriouskneeinjuriesthathaveseverelylimitedhis48.JustwhenpeoplebegantowonderwhetherRonaldowouldbeabletocontinuewithhisfootballcareer,he49totheworldthathestillcouldplay.IntheWorldCupheldinKoreaandJapan,themagicalstrikerwontheGoldenShoeawardandtiedPele’sBrazilianrecordforcareerWorldCupgoalswith12.HehelpedBrazilcaptureitsfifthWorldCupchampionshiponJune30witha2-0winoverGermany.ItwasthethirdtimethatRonaldohadeverplayedintheWorldCup.ReadingSectionDirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.etotheBourton-on-the-WaterWebsite.Thecontentofthesitehasbeenproducedbylocalpeople50 asavisitor,canenjoyatyourleisuresomeofthedelightful51 ofourlovelyvillageandthecountrysidearoundit.TheCotswoldshavealwaysbeenlookeduponastheHeartofEngland.Itisoneofthefewregionswithan styleallofitsownandthesteeplypitchedroofs,stonemullionsanddormerwindowsaretypical.Builtalmost（仅仅）inwarmyellowCotswoldstone,thisdelightfulvillagehassuchaunique53 tovisitorsandresidentsalike.RegularlyvotedoneoftheprettiestvillagesinEngland,Bourton-on-the-Waterhas54 itsshareofCotswoldhousesandcottages,manyofthem300yearsold,some55 toElizabethantimes400yearsago.Thereisplentytoseeanddohereandwehopethis andalsoourVisitorInformationCentrecanhelptomakeyour asasBourton-on-the-WaterVisitorInformationCentreisindependentlyowned,and58 nexttotheCotswoldPerfumeryinVictoriaStreet.Bedandbreakfast modationandho scanbe59 beforeyouarrivebyusingourephonebookingservice(01451822583).AsagentsforNationalExpressCoaches,weare60 tobookticketsbothinBritainandForlocalsandvisitorsalikeweholdawiderangeofinformationandleafletsfor61andeventsthroughoutthearea.WealsoselldiscountedentryticketstoBlenheimPalace.Theatretokenscanbepurchasedhere62.Locallyproducedrapeseedoil,honey,lavenderproductsandmaps,guidebooks,postcards,souvenirsareamongstourrangeofsaleablegoods.Welookforwardto63youwhenyoucometoBourton-on-the-Waterandansweringanyquestionthatyoumayhave.Weareheretohelpyoumakethemostofyourtimein64.50.A.suchB.nowC.soD.aswell51.A.B.C.D.52.A.B.C.D.53.A.B.C.D.54.A.moreB.lessC.otherD.rather55.A.lookingB.addingC.datingD.standing56.A.B.C.D.57.A.B.C.D.58.A.B.C.D.59.A.B.C.D.60.A.B.C.D.61.A.B.C.D.62.A.andsoB.soC.asD.as63.A.B.C.D.64.A.B.C.BlenheimD.theSectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.Whenhavinganinterview,it’snotjustwordsyouhavetothinkabout,butalsohowyouexpressthemAvoidaflatmonotone(单调的)voicethatpeoplesometimesgetwhentheyarenervous.Anditcanaddsomuchifyoushowyourexcitementandyoureagernesstoworkforthatcompany,andthatiswherepastperformancewillindicatefutureperformanceSogoodinterviewerswillaskyouverydetailedquestionswherethey’llputyouonthespotandthey’llwanttoknowspecificallyyourroleinwhatyoudidforaparticularprojectAndsothekeytogivingagoodanswertoabehavioralinterviewquestionistodowhatIcallaSTAR,S-T-A-RTheSandTstandforexplainingasituationorataskthatyouweregiven,theAistheactionyoutookandtheRistheresults.Inaddition,youneedtobepreparedbeforeyouwalkinthedoor.Gothroughsomemockinterviews,ifyoucanhavefriendsaskyouquestions.Practiceinthemirror,answeringquestions.Goinwiththreeorfourthingsyoureallywanttostressaboutyourself.Andthenyoucanbringthoseoutnomatterwhatquestionisasked.Tofollowupaftertheinterview,youcansendathank-youletter.Andyoucandoitbye-mail.Inthatthank-youletteryoudoacoupleofthings.Youmakesurethatyoushowsincereappreciationforthetimethattheyspentinterviewingyou.Youhaveanotherchancetomakethatcaseastohowyourskillsmatchtheirneeds.WhatshouldyouthinkaboutwhenhavinganHowtoexpresswhatyouwanttoHowtouseaflatmonotoneHowtoaskverydetailedHowtohideyourexcitementandTogiveagoodanswertoabehavioralinterviewquestionyouneedn’texplain A.theactionyou B.theresultsyouC.youreagernesstocarryoutthe D.asituationorataskthatyouwereWhat’sthemainpurposeofthisTogivesuggestionsonhavinganTointroducesomekeystobeingasuccessfulToencouragepeopletosendathank-letterbeforeToadvisepeopletoaskfriendssomequestionsbeforeDearAsItoldyouI’llbegoneuntilWednesdaymorning.Thankyousomuchfortakingcareofmy“children”whileI’mawayLikerealchildren,theycanbekindofannoyingsometimes,butI’mgoingtoenjoymyselfsomuchmoreknowingthey’regettingsomekindhumanattention.RememberthatReginathequeen”inLatin,andsheactslikeoneisteething.Ifyoudon’twatchhershe’llchewanything,likethesofachairs,includinghersisterthecatThereareplentyofchewtoysaroundthehouseWhenevershestartsbitingonanythingillegal,justdivertherwithoneofthose.Shegenerallysettlesrightdowntoagoodhour-longchew.Thenyou’llseeherwanderingaroundwhimpering(低吠)withtheremainsofthetoyinhermouth.Shegetsreallyfrustratedbecausewhatshewantsistoburythething.She’lltrytodigaholebetweenthecushionsofthecouch.Findingthatunsatisfactory,she’llwandersomemore,discontent,untilyousolveherproblemforherIusuallyshowherthelaundrybasketmovingafewclothessoshecanburyhertoybeneaththem.Idosoundlikeaparent,don’tIYouhavetounderstand,myownsonispracticallygrownup.Regina’sfoodisthePuppyChowinthesameroom,wheretheotherpetfoodisstored.Giveherabowlonceinthemorningandonceintheevening.Nomorethanthat,nomatterhowmuchshebegs.Reginalikestoeatbonesbestandsheislikelytobeanovereater,butIdon’twanthertolosehergirlishfigure.ShecansharewaterwithRex(theKing),butbesureit’schangeddaily.Sheneedstogooutseveraltimesaday,especiallylastthingatnightandfirstthinginthemorning.Letherstayoutforabouttenminuteseachtime,soshecandoallherbusiness.Shealsoneedsawalkintheafternoon,afterwhichit’simportanttorompwithherforawhileintheyard.Thegameshelovesmostisfetch,butbesuretomakeherdroptheball.She’dratherplaytugofwarwithit.lher,“Sit!”Then,whenshedoes,say,“Dropit!”Besuretolher“goodgirl,”andthenthrowtheballforher,Ihopeyou’llenjoythesesessionsasmuchasIdo.Now,fortheothertwo,RexandPaws…(letterLindausesthewordchildrentodescribeherpetsbecause 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afterReginafindstheafterReginadropsthewhenReginabringstheballeverytimeReginagoesaftertheWhatarethethreeanimalsmentionedintheTwocatsandaAcat,adogandaTwodogsandanunspecifiedAdog,acat,andanunspecifiedTherequisitevisithappenedtypicallyoneverySaturday,whenmychildspiritswereattheirhighestasitwassunnyandcouldbemostweakenedbythenarrowinnerpartofmygrandmother’shouse.Mymother,accustomedtothebright,spaciousfarmhousethatwasGrandma’s,seemednolesssensitivetothedarkness.ShewouldsetherjawandlistenedwhenGrandmadescribedhowmanysmallillnessesappearedasshegrewolderandwouldcheckherwatch—anhourbeingtheminimumsheexpectedherselftoendure.Herbarelycontainedimpatienceandmygrandmother’sdisabledageradiatedoutaroundme.Iwouldsitatthewhiteandredmetaltablewiththepull-outandbuilt-insilverwaredrawercrackingalmonds(杏仁).ThiswastheonegoodthingatGrandma’shouse,thealmonds,whichshekeptinagreenglassbowl.Iwouldliftthelidcarefullyandtrytosetitdownonthemetaltablequietlythenattempttocrackthenutswithoutscatteringthescrumbs（碎屑）ItwasnotgoodtodrawattentiontomyselfatGrandmaCarlson’sSoundingangryshewouldcalltomeinherlongdrawl(长调).WhenIfailedtounderstandher,shewouldreachouttomewithhertremblingandwrinkledhandandshout,“Here!”Shewouldbeofferingsomeofherhandmadecandy,whichtastedalittlebitter.Therewasthispainfulairinthedimhousewithitsoldfurnitureanditsdarkcolours,anawarenessthatGrandma’sagescaredhergrandkids.Iwouldlongduringthedutifulvisittogetoutsideintotheyard,whereGrandmahadtransplantedafewflowerswhenshemovedfromthefarm.Buteventheyard,withitsovergrownhedges()andrustedmetallawnchairs,seemeddull.WhenIcamebackinside,lightandairburstinginwithme,Grandma,herhairup,wouldrockalittleands.Iwouldleanthenagainstmymother’schair,Grandma’sfondeyesstaringatme,andwhisperoutofthecornerofmymouth,“Mom,canwego?”Fromtheoverallcontextofthepassage,itismostlikelythatthewordrequisitemeans 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B. C. D.Mymother ownedabright,spaciouslistenedtograndmacarefullyanddescribedhersmallillnessestowouldlistentograndmaforatleastoneWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheA.Iwouldsitatthewhiteandredmetaltable,crackingB.IwouldliftthelidquicklyenoughtosetitdownonthemetalC.ItwasimpolitetodrawattentiontomyselfatGrandmaD.GrandmahadtransplantedafewflowersintheWhichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthe B.TheGrandma’sC.AFamily D.MyjoyfulSectionDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph.Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed.BreakBreakitHaveaSleeponTakeSmallBitesofDoitOutTherearemanywaystohelpyouimproveyourmemory.Mostpeoplememorizeinformationbestwhentheystudyinshortperiodsoveralongperiodoftime.Memorizingfactsfromindexcardsthatcanbecarriedwithyouandpulledoutforafewten-minutesessionseachdaywillyieldbetterresultsthansittingdownwithatextbookforanhourstraight.Indexcardnotescanbepulledoutinoddmoments:whileyouaresittinginthecarwaitingtopickupyourfriend,duringthe15minutesyouspendonthebusinthemorning,whileyouwaittobepickedupfromschoolorwork,andsoon.You’llfindtheseshortbutregularpracticeswillgreatlyaidyourrecalloflotsofinformation.They’reagreatwaytoaddmorestudytimetoyourschedule.Whenyouhavealisttomemorize,dividethelistintogroupsofsevenoranyothernumber.Peopleseemtorememberbestwhentheydividelonglistsintoshorterones—and,forsomereasons,shorteronesthathaveanoddnumberofitems.Soinsteadoftryingtomemorizetenvocabularyorspellingwords,splityourlistintosmallerlistsofsevenandthree,orfiveandfive,tohelpyourememberthem.Giveyourselfvisualassistanceinmemorizing.Ifthere’satrickycombinationoflettersinawordyouneedtospell,forexample,circleorunderlineitinredorhighlightitinthetext.Youreyewillrecallwhatthewordlookslike.Withsomeinformation,youcanevendrawamaporpicturetohelpyouremember.Giveyourselfauditoryassistanceinmemorizing.Manypeoplelearnbestiftheyheartheinformation.Sitbyyourselfinaquietroomandsayaloudwhatyouneedtolearn.Orgiveyournotestosomeoneelseandletthat askyouorquizyouonthematerial.Whenyoustudyrightbeforegoingtobedanddon’tallowanyinterference—suchasconversation,radio,evision,ormusic—tocomebetweenstudyandsleep,youremembermaterialbetter.Thisisespeciallytrueifyoureviewfirstthingafterwakingaswell.Arestedandrelaxedbrainseemstohangontoinformationbetterthanatiredandstressed-outbrain.SectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.Itisfoolishtodreamofreversinghistory.Wecannotpasslawsforbiddingscienceandtechnology.Thecomputingmachinesarehere,andtheywillnotmerelystay,theywillgrowsmarter,faster,andmoreusefuleveryyear.Theywillcontinuegrowingbecauseengineerswanttobuildthem,scientistswanttousethem,industrialistswanttoemployscientistswanttoenlisttheminnewweaponssystems,politicianswanttheirhelpintheprocessesofernment.Inshort,theywillflourish（兴旺）becausetheyenableustofinishtasksthatcouldneverbeforehavebeenundertaken,nomatterhowmanyunskilledlaborerswemighthavesettowork.ComputerswillcontinuetoimproveourinligenceforthesamereasonthatenginescontinuetostrengthenourmusclesThequestionwemustaskisnotwhetherweshallhavecomputersornot,butrather,sincewearegoingtohavethem,howcanwemakethemost ligentuseofObviously,therewouldbenopointininvestinginacomputerifyouhadtocheckallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.Questioningandroutinedouble-checksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywerein puterdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththewarning:Forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoning(Note:AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENHowwillthecomputingmachineschangeeveryWhywillthecomputingmachineskeepThequestionwemustaskmentionedinPara.1is Fromthewarningattheendofthepassage,wecanconcludecomputersshouldnotbeusedto

第Ⅱ卷（共45分Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthe中国达人秀(ChinaTalentShow)吸引了成千上万名各个层的人，因为它给普通人以展示自我的机会GuidedDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120–150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinmicroblog（文中不能提到真实和学校I（共105）1101111621724130Listeningcomprehension30分)PartAShortConversationsDirections:InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard10分M:Waitress,we’dlikea,W:Yes,sir.Wouldyoucareforadrinkbeforeyouorder?Q:Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?M:Excuseme.DidyousaythatsweateristhirteenW:Sorry,Isaidthirtydollars,thatis“three-zero”,30dollars.Letmeshowyouthepricetag.Q:Howmuchdoesthesweatercost?M:Whydidn’tyouwearyourseatbelt,madam?W:I’msorry,sir.WillIhavetopayafine?Q:WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwoM:It’sstartingtorainnow.Itmustbecoldoutside.Let’sjuststayathome.W:Well,Ithinkrainingdaysaregooddaysforshop.Q:WhatdoesthewomanM:WouldyoumindifIopenthewindow?Weneedsomefreshair.W:Wealsoneedtokeepitquietinhere.Q:WhatdoesthewomanM:HereisyourexpressmailfromNewYork.Couldyoupleasesignyournamehere?W:Sure,thanks.Q:Whatistheman’sprobableM:Whatsortofapartmentdoyouwanttohave?Somethingbig?Orsomethingcheap?W:Thesizeandthepricearenotsoimportant,butitmustbeinaconvenientlocation.Q:Whatisthewoman’sfirstconcernwhensheconsidersbuyinganapartment?M:Idon’tunderstandwhysomanypeoplearecrazyaboutpizza.W:NeitherdoI.Q:WhatdoesthewomanM:Doyouwanttotryanewhairstyletoday?W:Er,notthistime.I’minahurry.Q:WhatcanwelearnfromtheW:Whodoyouthinkisabetterstudent,JackorhisM:Bothareprettygood.Jackisclevererwhilehisbrotherworksharder.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?Keys:1.C2.B3.D4.B5.D6.A7.C8.D9.B10.PartBShortDirectionsInPartByouwillheartwoshortpassagesandyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesThepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonceWhenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.(12分)Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingReadingnewspapersisanimportantpartofourdailylife.ButdoyouknowhowanewspaperisTherearemanystepstomakinganewspaper.TakeTeensforexample.OnMonday,editorsandreportersholdameetingtodecideonthestoriesfortheweek’spaper.OnTuesdayandWednesday,reporterswritenewsstories.Cartoonistsdrawcartoonsandphotographerstakepicturestomatchthestories.Foreigneditorscheckthelanguage.OnThursday,pagedesignersputthestories,cartoonsandpicturesonthepages.Editorsreadthroughthestoriestofindmistakesandwriteheadlinesandcaptions.Fridayisabusyday.Pagedesignersprintthepagedrafts.Editorsreadpagesandcheckthemagain.Atnight,comesoutintheprintingTeensisaweeklynewspaper.Dailynewspapershaveallthesamesteps,butdothemallinadayinsteadofaWhat’seditors’taskonWhoareprobablynotbusyonTuesdayandWhatisthepassagemainlyabout?Keys:11.A12.D 13.CQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingTherearestockmarketsinlargecitiesinmanycountries.StockmarketsinParis,London,Tokyo,ShanghaiandNewYorkareamongthelargestandmostwell-known.Thestockmarket,alsocalledstockexchange,isaplacewherepeoplecanbuyorsellsharesofafactoryorcompany.Andeachsharemeanscertainownershipofafactoryorcompany.Differentpeoplegotostockmarkets.Somearerich,whowanttogetmoremoneythantheyhave.Othersarenotveryrich,whobuystocksandwanttotrytheirluckand erichenoughtobuyalargerflat.Stillothersbuystocksaspartoftheirplantosavemoney.Ofcourse,investingmoneyinthestockmarketisnotthesafestwaytomakemoney.Noonecanlexactlywhethertheshareswillbengwell.Thefactoryorcompanymaydobadly.Thenthestockswillgodown,andinvestorswilllosemoney.Thestocksmaygoup,butsometimesevenifafactoryorcompanydoesagoodjob,thestockmaystillgodown.Nowondergoingtothestockmarketisoftencomparedtogambling.Indeed,thestockmarket