2020-2021学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二上学期期中考试英语试卷含详解

2020-2021学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二(上)期中英语试卷

II.GrammarandVocabulary(15points+30points)SectionADirections：Afterreadingthe

passagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.

Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；

fortheotherblanks9useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

14.(8分)It'sfarfromidealtotravelduringapandemic.Doctorsaren'tgoingtogiveyouthegreen

lighttodoit,and(1)istheU.S.StateDepartmentortheU.S.CentersforDisease

ControlandPrevention.

Butifyou'vereallygottogosomewherenow—tocheckinondistantfamilyorto

attendanimportantevent,therearewaystodecreaseyourrisks(2)takingatrip.So

whetheryou'resettingoffbyplaneorcar,here'swhatyoushouldfocuson,andafewthings

youdon'tneedtoworryaboutasmuch.

Ifyourtripisessentialandifyou'recommittedtosocialdistancingandmask-wearing,

it'spossibletoreduce(butnoteliminate)COVID-19risks.Oneoftheeasiestwaystokeep

yourdistancefromfellow,potentially(3)(infect)humansistoavoidpublic

transportation.(4)(drive)directlytoyourdestination,withminimalstops.

Ifyoumustfly,doitsafely.Flying,aswithanyactivitythatbringsyouclosetoother

people,doescarrymoreriskthandrivinginacar.Whileeveryoneaboardaplaneshouldweara

mask,yourenergiesarebetterspent(5)(stay)sixfeetapartfromotherswhen

queueinginairportlinesthanstressingoutbecauseyouarestuckinthemiddleseat.

"Chooseawindowseatasfarfromtherestroomaspossible,"saysDr.FarleyCleghorn,

theglobalhealthpracticeheadatPalladium,aninternationalimpactconsultancyfirm."Keep

theoverheadventopenandtowardyourface-continuousairflowcreatesasmall,invisible

'wall'that(6)blockout(atleastslightly)theexhaledairfromotherpassengers,

"hesays.Cleanyourhandsafteryou'vesettledintoyourseat,andagainbeforeandafteryou

touchyourface,suchaswhenyouremoveyourmasktoeat.

(7)airlines1promisetoenhancecleaningthesedays,recentinvestigations

suggestthatcleanersarestillrushedandundersupplied.Soyou'dbettertreateverysurfaceyou

touch(8)itwereradioactive,andwipeitwithadisinfectingwipebeforeplopping

down.

15.(7分)Biggerisn'talwaysbetter.Peoplewhoaredoubtfulaboutthisargumentjustneedtolook

atsmartphonesandpersonalcomputers,whichhaveservedasthetechnologicaldrivingforce

(1)thesocialdevelopmentofthepastcentury.ltisthecontinualshrinkageof

componentsthathavecausedtheexplosionofcomputingpowerandenabledthesegadgetsto

beaccessibletopeopleacrosstheworld.

Inspiredbythis,researchersandscientistshavebeenworkingonareas(2)

makingthingssmallmaymeanbigresults.Andthisyear,theNobelPrizehasbrokenthe

traditionofcelebratingbigbypresentingthebiggestprizestodiscoveriesonthesmallest

scales.

TheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinewasawardedtoacellular-level

experiment.ThecommitteegavetheawardtoYoshinoriOhsumioftheTokyoInstituteof

Technology,forhisresearchon"autophagy",(3)*'self-eating"processseenincells.

What'smore,inrecognitionoftheirworkingonthestrangepropertiesofmatterin

extremestatesand(4)(take)theirresearchallthewaydowntoanatomicscale,

theNobelPrizeforphysicswasawardedtothreeBritish-bomscientistswhocuiTentlywork

intheU.S.

Anotherexceptionalnewfieldis(5)ofnano-technology.TheNobelPrizein

Chemistrywasawardedtoascientistwhomanagedtobuildtheworld'stiniestmachinesoutof

molecules.Small(6)thesubjectsare,thebenefitsofthescientists*researcharesetto

behuge.Moreimportantly,theirinventionmayeveneventuallybeturnedintoproductsthat

benefitmankind.

Theground-breakingdiscoveriesinphysics,"havestartedafirestormofresearch,andit

willonlybelessthanageneration(7)theirresearchleadstoadvancesas

unimaginabletousnowaslasersandcomputerchipswereahundredyearsago,"Laura

H.Greene,president-electoftheAmericanPhysicalSocietytoldTheNewYorkTimes.

SectionBDirections：Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Each

wordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

16.(15分)

A.chanceB.crazeC.drawnD.foundedAB.presenceAC.modernized

AD.mistakenBC.aliveBD.promotedCD.enthusiastsABC.engage

Puttingupherhairinabunadornedwithanelaboratehairpinandwearingalonggownwith

embroideryandloosesleeves,19-year-oldChenXimightbe(1)foratime

travelerfromcenturiesagoifnotforherfacemaskandcellphone.

nIwas(2)bythebeautyofhanfuincostumedramasattheverybeginning.They

lookedfairy-like,andIreallylikedit,"shesaid."Fascinatedbythisspecialgarment,many

youngChineselikemebecomemoreinterestedintraditionalChineseculture,customsand

music.'1

In2018,thenumberofhanfufansreached2.04million,up72.9percentyearonyear,

accordingtoareportonChina'shanfuindustryreleasedbyiiMediaResearch,aChinese

consultingagency.Afewyearsearlier,wheneverChenputonhanfuandwalkedonthestreet,

passers-bygaveherweirdlooks.Nowthingsaredifferent.Hanfuhasseenagrowingandmore

visible(3)inthedailylifeofChina.

IfyouwalkthroughthestreetsandparksincitiessuchasHangzhouorKunming,you

may(4)uponanindividualdressedinthesweepingropes,crossedcollarsandwide

sleevesofhanfu.Dressedinthisway,theyaimtokeeptheapparelandtherichculturebehindit

(5).

LiuDan,43,putonhisfirsthanfusuitandsteppedoutontothestreetin2006whenhe

returnedfromoverseastoKunming,thecapitalcityofSouthwestChina'sYunnanprovince.He

saidthehanfu(6)startedintheearly2000sononlineforumsandwebsites,butnow

thefashionhasjumpedoutofthescreenandontothestreets.

In2007,Liu,withaneducationalbackgroundinsoftwareengineering,(7)the

YunnanHanfuAssociation.Thenumberofhanfu(8)intheassociationhasgrown

fromfewerthan10tomorethan10,000.Eachweekend,theymeetupforthemed

activities.AmidtheCOVID-19epidemic,Liuhasmovedtheseculturalactivitiesonline.

Manycompanieshavecashedinontheupsurgeinhanfupopularity.E-commercegiant

AlibabaandlivestreamingplatformHuyabothhavelaunchedappsto(9)hanfufans

andtherebynurtureonlineshoppingsales.

Expertsbelievetheresurgenceofhanfu,liketraditionalsongsandpoems,ispartofa

largertrendtoprizetradition,astheincreasinglywealthyand(10)Chinesesociety

setsofftoreconnectwithitsculturalroots.

17.(15分)

A.informedB.necessarilyC.demandD.scaleAB.modestAC.deprivedAD.fake

BC.approachBD.involvingCD.completionsABC.deservedly

Managementbookshavea(1)poorreputation.Toooftentheyarewrittenbypeople

whoconfuseinsightwithtechnicalterms,thetypeswholovetocallaspadea"manual

horticulturalutensif'.Attheotherendofthe(2)arethickbookscontainingawealth

ofconventionalwisdomandcliches(陈词滥调).

Soitwasajoytoread"ItDoesn'tHavetobeCrazyatWork'1,byJasonFriedandDavid

HeinemeierHansson,whorunasoftwarecompanyinChicagocalledBasecamp.Theauthors

arguethatitisperfectlypossibletorunabusinesswithconsistentlygrowingprofits(astheydo)

withoutrequiringemployeestoworkmadlylonghours.Sleep-(3)managersare

likelytobecounter-productivelyimpatient.

Basecampemployeeshavea40-hourweek,exceptinthesummerwhenthecompany

runsafour-day,32-hourweek.Theyalsogetthreeweeks,holidayeveryyearandamonthly

massageataspa.

Meetingsareavoided,especiallythose(4)lotsofpeople.Thefirmencourages

JOMO，the"joyofmissingout",soemployeescanconcentrateontheirownwork

projects.Anotherwaytoreducestressistoavoidturningdeadlinesinto"dreadlines"一

unrealistictargetsforproject(5)accompaniedbyever-changingrequirements.

"Goalsare(6)，"theauthorswrite.Intheirtelling,made-upnumbersfunction

asasourceofunnecessarystressuntiltheyareeitherachievedorabandoned.Norshould

workers(7)thattheircolleaguesdealwithaproblemstraightaway.Inalmostevery

situation,theexpectationofanimmediateresponseisunrealistic.Allowingworkersmoretime

meanstheycancomeupwithamore(8)andhelpfuldecision.

Theoverallaimofthefirmshouldbestatedin(9)terms.Toomanybusinesses

talkaboutuchangingtheworld"andbecominga''disrupter".Suchaimsarefartoograndand

puteveryoneundertoomuchpressure.

Arelaxedworkingphilosophyintheofficemightworkbetterinthelongrunthanthehard

-charging(10)that,atthemoment,isalltoocommon.

III.ReadingComprehension(15points+40points)SectionADirections：Foreachblankin

thefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineach

blankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

18.(15分)StudentsinCaldwell,Idaho,canattendclassintheirpajamas!AtVallivueVirtual

Academy,coursesaretaughtonline.Studentsworkathomewithparents,whoserveaslearning

coaches.Acertifiedteacher(1)thestudents*progress.

Thecyberschoolwas(2)asafreeoptionforstudentsinkindergartenthrough

grade8whohavetroublesucceedinginthedistricfs(3)publicschool.Supportersof

theprogramsaythatvirtualschoolshelpstudentsavoidthesocialpressuresthatcan(4)

withlearning.Inaddition,supportersargue,onlinecoursesprovidekidswithmorefocused(5)

andcourseoptionsthantheycangetinatypicalschool.

Noteveryonegivescyberschoolsapassinggrade,however.Someeducatorsarguethat

onlinelearningmakesithardforstudentstomakefriends.Manyparentsalsofeelthatcyber

schoolsput(6)timedemandsonthembecausetheyhavetooverseetheirkids1daily

work.

Technologycanbenefiteducation,butitshouldn't(7)education.Studentswho

gotovirtualschoolswillmissmanyofthebenefitsofbeinginarealschool.

Ifkidsattendschoolonline,theywillmissoutonimportantsocial(8).Payton

Mcdonough,13,aseventhgraderfromGlencoe,Ill.,agrees.nIdon'tknowhowIcouldsitat

acomputeralldaywithout(9)interactingwithmypeersandteachers,"hesays.

Inaddition,virtualschoolsdon'thaveenoughslructure.Studentswhotakeonlinecourses

cansettheirownschedules,whichwillcauseproblemsforstudentswhohavetroublestaying

(10).

Furthermore,onlineschoolingputsstressonparentsbecausetheyhaveto(11)

whattheirkidsdoathome.Manyparentshavefull-timejobs.Howaretheygoingtoruntheir

children'seducation,(12)intheirjobs,andtakecareoftheirotherresponsibilities

athome?

Virtualschoolswillmakeitharderforstudentstolearnandwillputtoomuchpressureon

parents.

Virtuallearningdoesnotneedtoreplaceclassroomlearning(13),butitcanhelp

studentsworkattheirownpace.Ifstudentsstrugglewithsubjects,theycantakethosecourses

onlineandspendmoretimeonthem.Virtualschoolscanalsoofferstudentsmuchmore(14)

schedules.Studentsoftenhandleextracurricularactivities,sports,andschoolwork,andcyber

schoolscouldhelpthemmanageeverything.

Finally,attendingvirtualschoolcanpreparestudentsforcollegeandforworkafter

(15)."Weneedtoberesponsibleforworkingonourown,"saysAngelaGoscilo,

aseniorfromPoundRidge,N.Y.nWeneedtodeveloptechnologyskillsthatwillhelpusin

whateverwedo.Gettinganearlystartisagoodidea.'1

(1)A.overseesB.suspectedC.admitted0.predicted

(2)A.toleratedB.launchedC.undergone□.transformed

(3)A.virtualB.superiorC.traditional0.specialized

(4)A.agreeB.putupC.goD.interfere

(5)A.attentionB.definitionC.foundationD.instruction

(6)A.unlimitedB.uncivilizedC.unrealistic□.unaffected

(7)A.turntoB.takeoverC.takeinD.makeup

(8)A.interactionsB.educationC.occupationD.identification

(9)A.actuallyB.presentlyC.naturally0.logically

(10)A.examined氏motivatedC.exhausted□.represented

(11)A.complimentB.awardC.superviseD.tempt

(12)A.negotiateB.innovateC.controlD.excel

(13)A.entirelyB.partiallyC.regularly0.purposely

(14)A.sustainableB.flexibleC.relevant□.optimistic

(15)A.schoolB.studyC.graduation□.education

SectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B

CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyou

havejustread.

19.（8分）TheJanuaryfashionshow,calledFutureFashion,exemplifiedhowfargreendesign

hascome.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledge,theshowinspiredmany

topdesignerstoworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttime.Severalhavesincemade

pledgestoincludeorganicfabricsintheirlines.

Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahn,aco-

founderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstate,whichusesall-organiccotton,sayshigh-

qualitysustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofind."Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsare

findingtherearen*tcomparablematerialsthatcanjustreplacewhatyou'redoingandwhatyour

customersareusedto,”hesays.Forexample,organiccottonandnon-organiccottonare

virtuallyindistinguishableoncewovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsynthetics,likestretch

nylon,stillhavefeweco-friendlyequivalents.

Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.Lastyearthe

influentialtradeshowDesigners&Agentsstoppedchargingitsparticipationfeeforyoung

greenentrepreneurswhoattenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkand

gavespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainable.ltnow

countsmorethan50greendesigners,upfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal

-Martissettoannounceamajorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic：itwill

buytransitionalcottonathigherprices,thushelpingtoexpandthesupplyofakeysustainable

material."Main-streamisabouttooccur,“saysHahn.

Someanalystsarelesssure.Amongconsumers,only18%areevenawarethateco-

fashionexists,upfrom6%fouryearsago.NatalieHormilla,afashionwriter,isanexampleof

theunconvertedconsumer.Whenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothes,shereplied,

"NotthatI'mawareof."Likemostconsumers,shefindslittletimetoshop,andwhenshedoes,

she'sonthehuntfor"cutestuffthatisn'ttooexpensive."Byherownadmission,greenjustisn't

yetonhermind.Butthankstothecombinedeffortsofdesigners,retailersandsuppliers一one

dayitwillbe.

(1)WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?

A.Itinspiredleadingdesignerstostartgoinggreen.

B.Itshowedthatdesignersusingorganicfabricswouldgofar.

C.Itservedasanexampleofhowfashionshowsshouldbeorganized.

D.Itconvincedthepublicthatfashionableclothesshouldbemadedurable.

(2)AccordingtoScottHahn,onebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicis

that.

A.muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainablematerials

B.theyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganicmaterials

C.customershavedifficultytellingorganicfromnon-organicmaterials

0.qualityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadilyavailable

(3)WelearnfromParagraph3thatdesignerswhoundertakegreenfashion.

A.canattendvarioustradeshowsforfree

B.arereadilyrecognizedbythefashionworld

C.canbuyorganiccottonatfavorableprices

D.aregainingmoreandmoresupport

(4)WhatisNatalieHormilla'sattitudetowardeco-fashion?

A.Shedoesn*tseemtocareaboutit.

B.Shedoesn'tthinkitissustainable.

C.Sheisdoubtfulofitspracticalvalue.

D.Sheisopposedtotheideaverymuch.

20.(8分)Whatlimitsyoufromhikingmoreoften?Manycomplainthattheydon'thavea

suitablepartnertogowith.Ifnothavingasuitablehikingpartneriskeepingyououtofthe

woods,whynotlakealookatthegreathikingclubsacrossCanada?

•YukonOutdoorsClub

Website：yukonoutdoorsclub.ca

Membershipcost：$10forasinglemembership；$25forafamilymembership.

Theclubcoordinatesdayhikes,backpackingtrips,canoetrips,mountainbiking,cross

-countryskiingtrips,snowshoeingtripsandvariousworkshopsformemberstogainnew

skillsandvaluableinformation.Thetripsareopentoeveryoneandrangefromeasytomoderate

todifficult.

•UBCVarsityOutdoorClub

Website：ubc-

Membershipcost：Students$40；non-UBCstudents$60

Description：TheUBCVarsityOutdoorClubisasocialgroupthathikes,mountaineers,

kayaks（皮戈ij艇），rockclimbsandiceclimbs.Travelandoutdoor-mindedUBCstudentsand

non-studentsarewelcometojoin.Membersleadtrips，runskillsworkshops,host

presentationsandtunegear.Forarefundabledeposit,memberscanborrowequipmentfromthe

clubroom'sgearcache（器材存放点）.TheUBCVOChasalsoconstructedafewbackcountry

hutsintheCoastMountains.

•PenderHarborHikingGroup

Website：

Membershipcost：Freefbrstudents；$60fornon-students

Description：Nowinitsfourthyearandboastingabout100members,thePenderHarbour

HikingGroupoffersawayformemberstomeetlike-mindedindividualsandgetfit.Hikesare

scheduledtwomonthsinadvance,sogetonthemailinglistorcheckthewebsiteregularlyto

findahikethat'srightforyou!Showupatthedesignatedmeetingpoint,andgethiking.Hikes

areusuallyoneandahalftotwohourslongeveryMondayandWednesdaymorning,butsome

full-dayhikesarescheduled,dependingonmemberinterest.

•VernonOutdoorsClub

Website：

Membershipcost：Asinglemembershipis$25,andstudentspay$lO.Childrenarefree

whentheycomewithafamilymember.

Description：Boastingamembershipofcloseto200people,theVernonOutdoorsClubis

anactivegroupthatenjoyshikingandcycling.Sincethemembershipiscomprisedofoutdoor

loversingeneral,theyareencouragedtoplantheirowntripaccordingtotheirinterests.The

grouporganizesaTuesdayRambleseventeachweekandalsohostsmulti-daytrips.

（1）Whichclubsuitsastudentonatightbudgetmost?

A.TheYukonOutdoorsClub.

B.TheUBCVarsityOutdoorClub.

C.ThePenderHarborHikingGroup.

D.TheVernonOutdoorsClub.

(2)WhatdoYukonOutdoorsClubandUBCVarsityOutdoorClubhaveincommon

accordingtothetext?

A.Bothorganizeworkshopsfbrtheirmembers.

B.Bothlendhikingequipmenttotheirmembers.

C.Bothratetheirmembersbasedontheirhikingskills.

D.Bothhavebuiltbackcountryhutsfortheirmembers.

(3)WhatdoweknowabouthikesorganizedbythePenderHarborHikingGroup?

A.Theyaremostlyheldonweekends.

B.Theyschedulecanbecheckedinadvance.

C.Theirschedulecanonlybeseenontheclub'swebsite.

D.Morefull-dayhikesareofferedthanhalf-dayhikes.

(4)Whichwebsitewillahikingenthusiastwhoislookingforatailoredtripwithhischild

mostprobablyvisit?

A.yukonoutdoorsclub.ca

B.ubc-

C.

D.vernono

21.(8分)Bynowyou'veprobablyheardaboutthe"you'renotspecial"speech,whenEnglish

teacherDavidMcCulloughtoldgraduatingseniorsatWellesleyHighSchool：nDonotgetthe

ideayou'reanythingspecial,becauseyou'renot."Mothersandfatherspresentattheceremony

一andawholelotofotherparentsacrosstheInternet一tookissuewithMcCullough'sego

-puncturingwords.Butlostintheuproarwassomethingwereallyshouldbetakingtoheart：

ouryoungpeopleactuallyhavenoideawhetherthey'reparticularlytalentedoraccomplished

ornot.Inoureagernesstoelevatetheirself-esteem,weforgottoteachthemhowto

realisticallyassesstheirownabilities,acrucialrequirementforgettingbetteratanythingfrom

mathtomusictosports.Infact,it*snotjustprivilegedhigh-schoolstudents：wealltendto

viewourselvesasaboveaverage.

Suchinflatedself-judgmentshavebeenfoundinstudyafterstudy,andit*softenexactly

whenwe'releastcompetentatagiventaskthatwerateourperformancemostgenerously.Ina

2006studypublishedinthejournalMedicalEducation,forexample,medicalstudentswho

scoredthelowestonanessaytestwerethemostcharitableintheirself-evaluations,while

high-scoringstudentsjudgedthemselvesmuchmorestrictly.Poorstudents,theauthorsnote,

"lackinsight"intotheirowninadequacy.Whyshouldthisbe?Anotherstudy,ledbyCornell

UniversitypsychologistDavidDunning,offersanenlighteningexplanation.Peoplewhoare

incompetent,hewriteswithcoauthorJustinKruger,sufferfroma“dualburden"：they'renot

goodatwhattheydo,andtheirveryincapabilitypreventsthemfromrecognizinghowbadthey

are.

InDunningandKruger'sstudy,subjectsscoringatthebottomoftheheapontestsoflogic,

grammarandhumor"extremelyoverestimated*'theirtalents.Whattheseindividualslacked(in

additiontoclearlogic,propergrammarandasenseofhumor)wasnmetacognitiveskill'*：the

capacitytomonitorhowwellthey'reperforming.Intheabsenceofthatcapacity,thesubjects

arrivedatanoverlyhopefulviewoftheirownabilities.There'saparadoxhere,theauthorsnote：

"Theskillsthatleadtocompetenceinaparticulardomainareoftentheverysameskills

necessarytoevaluatecompetenceinthatdomain.1'Inotherwords,togetbetteratjudginghow

wellwe'redoingatanactivity,wehavetogetbetterattheactivityitself.

Thereareacoupleofwaysoutofthisdoublebind.First,wecanlearntomakehonest

comparisonswithothers.Trainyourselftorecognizeexcellence,evenwhenyouyourselfdon't

possessit,andcomparewhatyoucandoagainstwhattrulyexcellentindividualsareableto

accomplish.Second,seekoutfeedbackthatisfrequent,accurateandspecific.Findacriticwho

willtellyounotonlyhowpoorlyyou'redoing,butjustwhatitisthatyou'redoingwrong.As

DunningandKrugernote,successindicatestousthateverythingwentright,butfailureismore

ambiguous：anynumberofthingscouldhavegonewrong.Usethisexternalfeedbacktofigure

outexactlywhereandwhenyouscrewedup.

Ifweadoptthesestrategies-andmostimportantly,teachthemtoourchildren-they

won'tneedparents,oracommencement(毕业典礼)speaker,totellthemthatthey're

special.They*11alreadyknowthattheyare,orhaveaplantogetthatway.

(1)Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.SpecialorNot?TeachKidsToFigureItOut

B.Let'sAdmitThatWeAreNotThatSpecial

C.TipsOnMakingOurselvesMoreSpecial

D.TellTheTruth：KidsOverestimatetheirTalents

(2)Theauthorthinkstherealproblemisthat.

A.wedon'tknowwhetherouryoungpeoplearetalentedornot

B.youngpeopledon'tknowhowtoassesstheirabilitiesrealistically

C.norequirementissetupforyoungpeopletogetbetter

D.wealwaystendtoconsiderourselvestobeprivileged

(3)WhichisNOTmentionedaboutpoorstudentsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyusuallygivethemselveshighscoresinself-evaluations.

B.Theytendtobeunabletoknowexactlyhowbadtheyare.

C.Theyareintelligentlyinadequateintestsandexams.

D.Theylackthecapacitytomonitorhowwelltheyareperforming.

(4)Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthosehigh-scoringstudents.

A.knowhowtocultivateclearlogicandpropergrammar

B.tendtounderestimatetheirperformancebecausetheyknowtheirlimits

C.tendtoregardthemselvesascompetentduetotheirstrictself-judgement

D.tendtobeverycompetentinjudgingtheirperformanceintheirhigh-scoringfields.

22.(8分)It'spossibletoadmireOprahWinfreyandstillwishHarvardhadn*tawardedheran

honorarydoctoroflawdegreeandthecommencementspeakerspotatyesterday's

graduation.There'snoquestionOprah'sachievementsplaceherinthetempleofAmerican

successstories.Talent,charm,andanexceptionalworkethichaverarelyhurledanyoneasfar

astheyhavethisformerabusedteenagemotherfromruralMississippiwhobecameoneofthe

world'smostsuccessfulentertainmenticonsandthefirstAfrican-Americanfemale

billionaire.

Honorarydegreesareoftenconfenedonnon-academicleadersinthearts,business,and

politics.Harvard'slistinrecentyearshasincludedKofifiAnnan,BillGates,MerylStreep,

andDavidSouter.ButOprah'sparticularbrandofcelebrityisnotagoodfitforthevaluesofa

universitywhosemotto,Veritas,meanstruth.Oprah^passionateadvocacyextends,

unfortunately,toaheartyembraceoffakescience.Mostnotoriously,Oprah'svalidationof

JennyMcCarthy'sclaimthatvaccinescauseautism（自闭症）hasnodoubtcontributedtomuch

harmthroughthefoolishavoidanceofvaccines.

Famouspeopleareentitledtoafewfailings,