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高三英语

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LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestions

willbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

1.

A.Heneedstoruntotheexhibition.B.Heisinterestedintheexhibit.

C.Hehasmissedtheexhibitiontwice.D.He'dbetterbuyabookontheexhibit.

2.

A.Givethecataway.B・Chooseagoodnameforthecat.

C.Learntocareforthecat.D.Hidethecatinthedormitoryroom.

3.

A.Anxious.B.Disappointed.

C.Confident.D.Confused.

4.

A.Shedislikesdrivingtothetownatweekends.

B.It'sagoodideatogotothetownonSundays.

C.Peopleseldomcheckwhetherthestoresareopen.

D.It'sfrustratingtofindstoresclosedafteralongtrip.

5.

A.Doctorsshouldimproveefficiency.

B.Manypeoplefallillinthisseason.

C.Itisarelativelytoughyearfordoctors.

D.Theclinicwascrowdedthreehourslater.

6.

A.Toagym.B.Toarestaurant.

C.Toadrugstore.D.Toabeach.

7.

A.Atourofthehouse.B.Adrinktowarmup.

C.Aninvitationtotheparty.D.Aninspectionofthehouse.

8.

A.Theprintercannotfunctionnow.B.Themanhadbetterchecktheplug.

C.Thecomputerneedstobereplaced.D.Themanknowslittleabouttheprinter.

9.

A.Toturninthereport.B・Tolookforabettertypist.

C.Totypeforthewoman.D.Totakethereporttoatypist.

10.

A.Becausetheoriginalsectionisunderrepair.

B.Becausetheyareplacedinthewrongsection.

C.Becausetheyaretransferredtoanothersection.

D.Becausehehastroubleseeingthingshighabove.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassage

orconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillberead

twice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

11.A.Ringsmadeoftubes.B.Coinswithahole.

C.Ringsmadeofcoins.D.Coinswithanancientsign.

12.A.Whentogiveit.B.Whentobuyit.

C.Theoccasiononwhichpeoplewearit.D.Thehandonwhichpeoplewearit.

13.A.Transformationofweddingrings.B.Waystomakeweddingrings.

C.Customsrelatedtoweddingrings.D.Commitmentinweddingrings.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

14.A.Sheusedtobeadoctor.B.Shelovedriskysportssinceyoung.

C.Shewasfondofschoollife.D.Shewasbornintoanadventurousfamily.

15.A.Rewarding.B.Frightening.

C.Mysterious.D.Hazardous.

16.A.Amelia'sbeliefinthedevelopmentofairtravel.

B.Amelia'sinitiativeandpioneeringworkinflying.

C.Amelia'sroleinarousingwomen'sinterestinflying.

D.Amelia'slifeexperienceandregretasawomanpilot.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

17.A.Tohelpthemanlearnmoreaboutthegardener.

B.Toshowthevalueoftakingadviceingardening.

C.TopublicizetheattractivenessofDorsetGardens.

D.Toinformpeopleofmoreguidelinesforgardening.

18.A.Byattendingacollegecourse.B.ByvisitingKewGarden.

C.Bylisteningtotalksongardening.D.ByreadingMargeryFisher'sbook.

19.A.Itwasfullofcreativeangles.B.Itmadeherfamousinthetown.

C.Itoccupiedarathersmallarea.D.ItwasnearherhouseinSomerset.

20.A.Becauseit'sfullofplantsgivenbyherfriends.

B.Becauseit'svisitedandappreciatedbytourists.

C.Becauseit'swhereshespendsmuchtimewithothers.

D.Becauseit'sanoutdoorclassroomforbiologystudents.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

AShortStretchBeforeBed

Manypeoplemaystruggletosleep.Ihavefoundonesmallchangethatallofuscouldmakeandtrulyworks:ashort

stretchbeforebed.

Studieshaveshownthatlow-levelphysicalactivities21usegentlestretching,likeyogaortaichi,helpwith

sleepquality.And22itisgoodtostretchanytimeofday,agentleandquietroutinebeforebedworksbesttohelp

sendasignaltothebrainthatitisnowtimeforsleep.

Mostimportantly,stretchingdoesn'trequiremoney.There23(be)plentyofexerciseappsforyoutobuyor

subscribeto,andtheyallhaveguidingroutines.Ihavefoundthatthesubscription-basedappSweatandCentrhasgood,

shortroutinesandclearinstructions24(improve)yourform.Therearecountlesspersonaltrainersandyoga

instructorsontheInternetwhohavebeengivingfreeclassestopeople25(stick)athome.YogafromAdrieneisthe

bestknown,26ahugelibraryofvideosavailable.Ifyou'dratherperfectyourtechniqueinperson,you27

alsofindfreeyogaandtaichilessonsinyourlocalcommunityandtakethoselessonshome.

Andofcourse,28worksforyouwilldependonyourcurrentphysicalstate.Tveseenwomenin2980s

whocoulddoa卜Mee/(侧手翻)overmypoor,sufferingbody.SoclearlyIamnoexpert,butI30(stretch)

rightbeforebedsincelastyearandhavefoundthatIalwayssleepbetteronthenightsthatIdoit.

SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.abusiveB.boundsC.descriptionsD.dramaticE.emergesF.essentially

G.fantasticH.promisesI.settingsJ.trustK.unusually

AreYouScaredofAI?ArecentMonmouthUniversitysurveyhasfoundthatonly9percentofAmericansbelievethat

computerswithartificialintelligencewilldomoregoodthanharmtosociety.Whenthesamesurveywasconducted35

yearsago,aboutoneinfivesaidAIwouldbenefitmankind.Inotherwords,peoplehavelesscomplete31inAInow

thantheydiddozensofyearsago,whenthetechnologywasmoresciencefictionthanreality.

“It's32thatthereispublicdoubtaboutAI.Thereabsolutelyshouldbe,“saidMeredithBroussard,anartificial

intelligenceresearcherandprofessoratNewYorkUniversity.MostAmericans33agreewithBroussardthatAIhasa

placeinourlives,butnotforeverything.

Whenaskedquestionsabout34inwhichAImightbeused,mostpeoplesaiditwasabadideatouseAIfor

militaryaircraftthattrytodistinguishbetweenenemiesandcivilians.Someareworriedaboutthe35useofAIin

policing,disturbingpeople'sprivacy.Mostrespondentssaiditwasagoodideaformachinestoperformriskyjobssuchas

coalmining.

Theterm“AI”isacatch-allforeverything.Itcanbetheconstantuseoftechnology,suchasourdailypreferenceto

autocompleteinwebsearchqueries（关键词）.Itcanalsobethesoftwarethat36topredictcrimebeforeithappens.

PeopleafraidofAImaybeinfluencedby37ofevilcomputersfrombooksandmovies—likeSkynet,the

super-intelligentmachinesin“TheTerminator“movies.BroussardsaidthewaysAIcanendupdestroyingyourqualityof

lifewon'tbeas38asmurderousfictionalcomputers.

Actually,thefearofAI39duetothefactthatwejustdon'tknowwhereAIisgoingandhowsoonitwilltake

ustogetthere.Technologymakessurprisingandunusualleapsand40inwaysweneverthinkitwill.Anyway,

whetherwelikeitornot,artificialintelligenceisheretostay.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Aninterestingstudyfoundcapuchinmonkeys（僧帽猴），likehumans,areguidedbysocialemotions.Trypayingone

monkeywithgrapesandanotherwithcucumbersforthe41amountofworkandyoumaybesurprisedattheresults!

Themonkeywhogotthecucumberswillprobably42workingforyou.Hemayeventhrowoutthecucumbers,even

thoughmonkeysareusually43toreceivethem,saysSarahBrosnan,apsychologyprofessoratGeorgiaState

University.

ThatexperimentbyBrosnanandFransdeWallpublishedin2003inNaturewasoneofthefirsttoshowthatanimals

mayhaveanassessmentfor44-amoralsensethatmanyresearcherspreviouslythoughtonlyhumanspossessed.

Sincethen,manyresultshavesuggestedthatanimals—particularlythosethatdependon45fortheirsurvivalmay

haveaninbornsenseofjustice.

Socialanimals,whichareinterdependentforaliving,will46sharerewardswithotherswhoworkedtowardthe

samegoal.€tThebuilt-insensedidn'tdevelopfirstinhumans.It'spossiblysomethingthatbeganinsocialspecies,and

47tous."Brosnansaidinaninterview.

Onestudy48thatsomeanimalsparticularlytheonesthathunttogetherdivideuptherewards.Anotherstudy

evenfindsthatanimalswilloccasionallydeliverabetterrewardtoapartnerthantheythemselves49.Inresearchby

BrosnanandhercolleaguespublishedinAmericanJournalofPrimatology,twocapuchinmonkeyshadtoworktogetherto

pullaplateoffoodtotheircages.Butbeforetheybeganpulling,themonkeyshadtodecidewhichonewouldgetagrape

andwhichonewouldgetanappleslice.50fightingoverthegrapeoralwayslettingtheleadingmonkeyeatit,the

animalsgenerallyvaryrolesontheway,sotheybothearnedsomegrapesandsomeappleslices,Brosnanfound.Incases

wherethe51monkeyalwaysgotthegoodfood,theothermonkeywerelikelytogiveupparticipating.Moreoften

thannot,itpreferredto52arewardthanbepaidunfairly.

AccordingtoBrosnan,thattendencytosharerewardsfairlyprobablydevelopedasaresultofthewaycapuchinswork

togethertohunt,"IfwearehuntingandIamnotgivingyoumuchofthekill,youwouldbebetterofffindinganother

531shesays.

However,interpretinganimalbehaviorthroughhumaneyescanbe54,observesMarcHauser,aHarvard

psychologyprofessorandevolutionarybiologist.Inthecucumber-grapestudy,forexample,themonkeyscouldhave

55thecucumberssimplybecausetheywereannoyedthattheydidn'tgetagrapeoncetheysawit.

41.A.variousB.enormousC.equalD.superb

42.A.riskB.restartC.quitD.fancy

43.A.matureB.contentC.passiveD.shocked

44.A.stabilityB.reputationC.enduranceD.fairness

45.A.necessitiesB.rewardsC.emotionD.cooperation

46.A.naturallyB.barelyC.surprisinglyD.occasionally

47.A.evolvedB.communicatedC.deliveredD.referred

48.A.deniesB.predictsC.indicatesD.suspects

49.A.discoverB.receiveC.expectD.present

50.A.InsteadofB.ThankstoC.RegardlessofD.Priorto

51.A.diligentB.dominantC.generousD.outgoing

52.A.saveB.admireC.shareD.refuse

53.A.partnerB.roleC.huntD.task

54.A.criticalB.pessimisticC.problematicD.marvellous

55.A.setasideB.thrownawayC.heldontoD.aimedat

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

OneschoolnightthismonthIquietlyapproachedAlexander,my15-year-oldson,andpattedhimonthecheekina

mannerIhopedwouldseemcasual.Alexknewbetter,sensingbymytouch,whichremainedjustamomenttoolong,thatI

wassneaking(偷偷地做)atouchofthebeardthathadbeguntogrownearhisears.Suddenlyhewentstormilytohis

computerscreen.That,andanangrylookofhiseyes,toldmemoreforcefullythanwords:Mom,youareseenthrough!

IrealizedIcommittedasillybehavior:notshowingrespectformyteenager'spersonalspace.uuTheaverageteenager

hasstrongfeelingsabouthisprivacy,saidtwoyoungwomenexperts.Ms.FrankelandMs.Fox,both17,aretheauthorsof

BreakingtheCode,anewbookthatseekstobridgethegenerationaldividebetweenparentsandadolescents.Itisbeing

promotedbyitspublisherasthefirstself-helpguidebyteenagersfortheirparents,akindofKidsAreFromMars,Parents

AreFromVenusthatde-mystifiesthelanguageandactionsofteenagers.

Personally,Iwelcomedinsightsintoteenagersfromanyqualifiedexperts,andthatincludedtheauthors.Themost

commonmisstepsininteractingwithteenagers,theyinstructedme,resultfromtheconflictbetweenparentsmaintaining

theirrighttoknowwhatgoesonundertheirroofandteenagersstrivingtoguardtheirprivacy.Whenachildisyounger,they

write,everydecisioncentersaroundtheparents.Butnow,asMs.Foxtoldme,"oftenyourteenagerisinthiscirclethat

doesn'tincludeyou.^^

Ms.FoxandMs.Frankelacknowledgethatteenagerscanbequicktointerprettheirparents9remarksasnegativeor

authoritativeandrespondwithaggressivenessthatmaskstheirdefenselessness.4tWhatwewantaboveallisyourapproval,,)

theywrite."Don'tforget,nomatterhowmuchweactasifwedon'tcarewhatyousay,webelievethethingsyousayabout

us.”

56.Inthesecondparagraph,KidsAreFromMars,ParentsAreFromVenusismentionedbecause.

A.itdisapprovesofopinionsinBreakingtheCode

B.itsharesthesamethemewithBreakingtheCode

C.itemploysthesamelanguagestyleasBreakingtheCode

D.itranksrightafterBreakingtheCodeamongself-helpguides

57.Withtheirbook,Ms.FrankelandMs.Fox.

A.declareteenagers9rightsB.remindparentsofteenagers9missteps

C.helpparentsknowteenagersbetterD.arousemuchdisagreementfromthepublic

58.Whatoftenleadstoconflictsbetweenparentsandteenagersbasedonthepassage?

A.Teenagers9defenseoftheirprivacy.

B.Parents9strivingtoinstructteenagers.

C.Teenagers?refusaltofollowexperts5advice.

D.Parents'dislikeinteenagers1attitudestolife.

59.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Teenagersalwaysrushtojudgementonothers.

B.Parentsoftenseektocreateanauthoritativeimage.

C.Parents'opinionsaboutteenagersmattermuchtothem.

D.Teenagersfeaturegoodcomprehensionanddefenselessness.

(B)

Nottoohot,nottoocold.SpringistheperfecttimetovisitEuropeforidealweather.ThebestEuropeancountriesto

visitinthespringinclude:France,Netherlands,Slovakia,Romania,CzechRepublicandsoon.

France

Oneofthemosttourist-packedcountriesinEurope,Franceofferslessercrowdsandmoreexcellentweatherduringthe

springmonths.JustoutsideofParisaretheimpressivecastlesandcountryhousesofSceaux,wherethecherryblossomcan

easilybeseeninspring.

Netherlands

TheNetherlandsiswell-knownforitsvastfieldsofflowers,makingspringaperfecttimeforaDutchholiday.The

tulipfieldsintheNoordoostpolderareamust,aswellasflowerfieldsinFlevolandandKopvanNoord-Holland.InVeluwe

NationalPark,touristswillberewardedwiththesightofreddeereatinggrass.AtriptotheNetherlandswould,ofcourse,

beincompletewithoutavisittoAmsterdam.Thelessercrowdsandlovelyweatherofspringmakeittheperfecttimeto

exploreAmsterdam'scanals.

Slovakia

Slovakiaisawonderfullydiversecountrywithrichculturalhistoryandawe-inspiringnaturalsites.SlovakParadiseis

anaturalparkthatoffers19naturereservesandover350caves.Duetoitshotsummersandcoldwinters,springisaperfect

timetoexploreallthatSlovakiahastooffer.

Romania

Romaniahostsavarietyofgreatculturalsitesandlivelycities,especiallyattractiveduringspringmonths.TheStatue

ofKingDecebalus,a141-fbot-highupperpartofDecebaluscarvedintothesideofarock,isawonderful

attraction.BrasovOldTownisoneofEurope'smostcharmingdestinationsforthoselookingtoescapethecapitalcityof

Bucharest.

CzechRepublic

DuetoitsimpossiblypreservedGothicarchitecture,PragueiswidelyregardedasthemostimpressivecityinEurope.

Assuch,summertimewillbecharacterizedwithcrowdsthatcanruintheromancewithwhichyoushouldexperience

Prague.MayintheCzechRepublicoffersperfectnot-too-hot,not-too-coldweather.Thismakesforidealconditionstocross

CharlesBridgeandtourPragueCastle.

60.Ifonewantstoappreciateflowers,hewillmostprobablygoto.

A.FranceB.NetherlandsC.RomaniaD.CzechRepublic

61.Accordingtothepassage,thebestdestinationsfortouristsinterestedinarchitectureare.

A.FranceandRomaniaB.RomaniaandSlovakia

C.SlovakiaandCzechRepublicD.FranceandCzechRepublic

62.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthecountriesmentionedinthepassage?

A.Theyarepackedwithmorecrowdsinspringthaninotherseasons.

B.TouristscantravelinshipswhenvisitingRomaniaandNetherlands.

C.Travellerscancatchsightofandfeedwildanimalsinthesecountries.

D.Slovakiaisanamazingplacewheretouristscanenjoynaturalbeauty.

（C）

It's2076andtheskiesarelookingdecidedlymilky.Onwindyplainsandinpartsoftheseasthathavebeenturnedover

towindfarms,adifferentkindoftowerhasbeenbuiltalongsidetheturbines（涡轮）.TheytakeinCO2outofthe

atmosphere.Vastparcelsoflandhavebeengivenovertoforest.Treesaregrown,harvestedandburnedforenergyinpower

plantsthatdon'tletCO2escapetotheatmosphere.Instead,emissionsarecapturedanddrivenunderground.Powdered

mineralsareputintothewatertoabsorbCO2andreduceoceanacidification.

Allthesetechnologiesareadesperateactiontoreversemorethantwocenturiesofgreenhousegasemissions.Butthey

arenotentirelyuptothetaskand,anyway,wearestillreleasinggreenhousegases."Ithinkit'sverylikelythatin60years

we'llbeusingbothtechnologies,"saysJohnShepherdoftheUniversityofSouthampton,UK.Heisreferringtothetwo

flavorsofgeoengineering:absorbingCO2outoftheairandusingasunshadetoreflectsomeofthesun'sraysbackoutinto

space.

Thereisnodenyingthatclimatetalksaregoingtooslowlyandnotsosmoothly.Evenifindustrialemissionswereto

droprapidly—abigif—somesectionsposeaninlraclableproblem.Wehavenorealreplacementforaeroplanefueland

feedingpeopledemandsintensiveagriculture,whichaccountsforaquarterofglobalemissions.

Computermodelssuggesttherewillbewinnersandlosers.Whileasunshadecouldlowerglobalaveragetemperatures

topre-industriallevels,therewouldberegionaldifferences.NorthernEurope,Canada,Siberiaandthepoleswouldremain

warmerthantheywere,andtemperaturesovertheoceanswouldbecooler.Globalwarmingispredictedtomakewet

regionswetteranddryonesdrier.Modelssuggestasunshadewouldcorrectthis,but,again,notinauniformway.

Shepherdfearsallthiswillfeedintointernationalarguments.Heimaginessomekindofglobalcouncilwhere

governmentsseekaclimatethatmeetstheirneeds.Somemightpreferaslightlywarmertemperature,fortourismor

agriculture.Butnationswhosecoralreefs（珊瑚礁）drawinvisitorswillprobablywantmoreCO2absorbingtechnologies.

Inspiteofalltheseconcerns,mostscientistsholdthatrevolutionarytechnologyandpeople'sawakeningcanshinea

lightonsolutionsinwaysthatareimpossiblenow.Thereisundoubtedlyalongwaytogowhenweaddressproblemsfacing

mankind,butwecanalwaysanticipatesomething.

63.Whatisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Futuresceneryandfarmingmethods.

B.Thedevelopmentoftransporttechnology.

C.Theseriouspollutionproblemintheverynearfuture.

D.Futuretechnologiestoreducegreenhousegasemissions.

64.Theword“intractable”inparagraph4mostprobablymeans"

A.solvableB.untypical

C.trickyD.existing

65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.climatetalkshaven'tachievedtheexpectedresults

B.industrialemissionswilldecreasegreatlyin60years

C.technologiestoreduceCO2emissionaren'tusedproperlyfornow

D.sunshadesoutshineintensiveagricultureatcapturingCO2emissions

66.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.EffectiveCO2absorbingtechnologieshavecomeintowideuse.

B.Withgreenhousegasreduced,globalwarmingcanbeaddressed.

C.Futureclimatewillimprovewithhumaneffortsbutthreatsstillremain.

D.Futureclimatewillrestoretoanormalstatewithadvancedtechnology.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.

TheEnduringAppealofPeterRabbit

"Idon'tknowwhattowritetoyou,soIshalltellyouastoryaboutfourlittlerabbits,whosenameswereFlopsy,

Mopsy,CottontailandPeter/9wroteBeatrixPotter,anEnglishwriter,illustrator,naturalscientist,andconservationistin

1893,inalettertoalittleboywhowassufferingfromaseriousinfectiousdisease.

Likemanychildren-storyauthors,Potterwasnotawriterbyprofession.Herchiefenthusiasmwasnaturalhistory.

ChildhoodfamilyholidaysinPerthshireandtheLakeDistricthadgivenherthefreedomtoexperiencethenaturalworld

first-hand.67OwingtoPotter'sillustrations,thehumanizedrabbitsseemedtoexistinarecognizablyrealplace.As

Potteronceadmitted,the44carefiilbotanicalstudiesofmyyouth^^informedtherealityofherfantasydrawings.68In

theseimages,Peterinthevegetablegardenateradishes（萝卜）orjumpedoffthewall.

TheTaleofPeterRabbitwasfirstpublishedbyFrederickWarnein1902.69However,Warnedisagreed.Only

afterPotterhadthebookprivatelypublisheddidWarnechangehismind.Itwasanimmediatesuccess,muchtoPotter's

surprise.t4Thepublicmustbefondofrabbits!WhatashockingquantityofPeter,shesaid.Theoriginaltales,underthe

Warneimprint,arestillavailabletoday.

70In1903,sheregisteredaPeterRabbitdoll,makinghimthefirstfictionalcharactertobemadeintoa

patentedstuffedtoy.Afterthat,therewerelicensedwallpapers,boardgamesandpaintingbooks.Sheearnedlargeamounts

ofmoney.Afterherdeath,almostallherpropertywaslefttotheNationalTrust.

A.Pottersurelyhadabusinessmind.

B.Adecadelater,withslightadjustments,thelinesformedtheopeningtowhatbecamethebestselling.

C.ItwasthisexperiencethatgavePeterRabbititsuniqueatmosphereofbelievablewonder.

D.Potterwasdeterminedthatthebookshouldbesmallenoughtofitintoachild'shandsandinexpensive.

E.ShespentholidaysintheLakeDistrict,developingaloveoflandscape,whichshecloselyobservedandpainted.

F.Thoughherlaterstorieswouldcontainmorestrikinglydetailedillustrations,TheTaleofPeterRabbithascharming

picturesofitsnaughtyhero.

IV.SummaryWriting

71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan

60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

AnyProblemwithNewJobTitles?

CEO,marketingdirector,leadwriter,salesassociate...Employees,roleshavegenerallybeendefinedwiththese

straightforwardterms.Theycommunicateessentialemployeedetailssuchasjobfunctionandseniorityandmakesenseto

employeesandemployersalike.Butnownewtitlesarefoundinthechangingworldofwork.Fancybutunclearlabelslike

“chiefvisionaryofficer"or"businessdevelopmentguru“comeintoourview,makingthetraditionalsystemseemrigid.Will

therebeproblems?

Ingeneral,traditionaljobtitlesareclearandindicativeoftheemployee'sseniorityandresponsibilities.Forexample,

ifslargelyacceptedthatassistantsarebelowassociates,whoarebelowdirectors,whoarebelowvice（副的）presidents,

whoarebelowCEOs.Butthesenewjobtitlesaremeaninglessoutsideanorganization,atleastinsomepeople'sview.A

recruiter（招聘人员）maynotbeabletoidentifytherightcandidatesbasedontheirpreviousworkingexperience.Besides,

havinganextremelyuncommonwordinatitlemaygiveajobhunterdifficultyinexplaininghispastjobtofuturerecruiters,

accordingtoAdrjan,directorofaneconomicresearch.Thatmeansbothemployeesandemployerscouldsuffer.

Yet,fromanotherperspective,alteredjobtitlescanhelpmakeanemployeefeelmorevaluedandbetterempoweredin

acompany.€UTheymassivelyboostyourconfidence,saysHughes,whoworksas“headofhypeandculture,,atan

advertisingagency,"Theyputfaithinyourcompetence,creatinganenvironmentinwhichyoucangrowanddevelop.,,And

fromthecompanies,standpoint,theywanttoconveythemessage