上海市宝山区2023-2024学年高三上学期期末教学质量监测试卷英语试卷（含答案）

上海市宝山区2023-2024学年高三上学期期末教学质量监测试卷英语试卷Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.$20. B.$40. C.$60. D.$80.A.Inalanguagelab. B.Inahealthcenter. C.Inamuseum. D.Inabookstore.A.Onthebed. B.Inthewardrobe. C.Underthelamp. D.Nearthemap.A.Shopassistantandcustomer. B.Husbandandwife.Colleagues. D.Neighbors.A.Heagreeswiththewomanonschoollife.B.Hehasmuchchangeaftergoingtocollege.C.Hedislikeshislifeoncampus.D.Hehasremainedthesamesincelastyear.6. A.Heisliningup.B.Heisjumpingthequeueunknowingly.C.Heiscomplainingofthelongqueue.D.Heisstandingbehindthewoman.7. A.Usingcorevocabulary.B.Havingageneralknowledgeofgrammar.C.Rememberingmorewords.D.Concentratingonthekeywords.8. A.Shehasfailedinthefinalexams.B.Sheshouldfocusonherstudy.C.Sheshouldnothavebeenanxious.D.Sheshouldn'ttaketoomanycourses.9. A.Askhismumtopayforhisstudy.B.Dosomepart-timejobs.C.Transfertoanotherschoolnextsemester.D.Talkaboutitwithhismum.10. A.Itisfullofnonsense.B.Itcanhardlyarousethewoman'sinterest.C.Itshouldbelenttomorepeople.D.Itisappealingtohim.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Anaturalist. B.Azoospecialist.C.ATVreporter. D.Anurse.A.Theyaregentleandshy. B.Theyarelong-armedman-eatersC.Theyaregoodatsmilefromeartoear. D.Theyarefierceanimals.13. A.Manyspeciesintheworldmaydieout.B.Agoodexamplecanbefollowedtopreservewildlife.C.Womenareencouragedtoworkforzoos.D.Ourworldisnotsafetoday.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14. A.Industrialmanagement. B.Educationalsubjects.C.Vocationalsubjects. D.Computer-aideddesign.15. A.AdmissionsTutors. B.Personsintheinformationoffice.C.Careers'tutors. D.Personsinthelibrary.16. A.Foreignlanguage. B.Workexperience.C.Educationalbackground. D.Students'talent.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Becausetheyusuallysetfiresataweddingceremony.Becausepeoplewhoreceivethemwillgivethecouplearedenvelopwithmoney.Becausetheylooklikesmallbombsinaredenvelop.BecauseChinesepeopleloveredcolorespeciallyattheirweddingceremonies.A.Theyoftenrefertoagiftregistryfromthebrideandgroom.Theydirectlyaskthebrideandgroomforsomeadvice.Theyusuallybuywhatevertheylikethemselves.Theyprefertobuysomespecialandexpensivegifts.A.Theyhavetopromisetoberesponsiblefortheirfamily.Theyoftenpromisetotakecareofeachother'sparents.Theyusuallypromisetoloveandcareforeachother.Theyneedpromisetobringahappylifetotheother.A.ChineselovealcoholwhileAmericanspreferwineinstead.ChinesetoastwithdishesbutAmericanstoastwithacake.InChinapeopletoastafterdancingbutinU.S.peopletendtotoastbeforedancing.D.InChinathebrideandgroomtoasttheguestswhileinU.S.gueststoastthecouple.Whenpeopleneedtomakeimportantdecisions,oneoftheirfirststepsisusuallytocollectinformationabouttheissueathand.Andthemorecrucialthedecisionis,themoreinformationpeopleorbusinessesandorganizationsusuallywant.(21)_____computersarecapableofcollectingandanalyzingfarmoreinformationthanhumanbeings,itmakessensethatorganizationswouldusethemforthispurpose.Thisuseandanalysisoflargeamountsofinformationisknownasbigdata.Todecideifdatasetscountasbigdata,theyareevaluatedusingthreestandards,(22)_____(know)as"thethreeVs."Thefirstisvolume:Bigdatainvolveslargeamountsofdata,mostof(23)_____comeswithoutstructureororganization.Thesecondisvelocitymeaningspeed:Bigdataisreceivedquicklybecauseitoftenreachestheprogramsthatuseitdirectlyfromtheinternet.Manyoftheseprograms(24)_____(design)toadapttochangesinthedataquicklyaswell.Finally,bigdataoffers(25)_____(great)varietythantraditionaldata,includingmoreunstructureddata.BecauseofthethreeVs,humananalystscanonlyworkwithbigdatawiththehelpofcomputerprogramsdesignedtomanageit.Businessescanusebigdatatohelpunderstandtheircustomers,eitherasagrouporindividually.Forexample,some(26)_____(stream)websitesrelyonbigdatatosuggestmusicortelevisionofferingstailoredtotheuser'sinterests.Bigdatacanalsohelpcompaniesdecidehowmuchinventory(库存)theyneedsothattheydon'twastemoneyproducingandstoringproductsthatcustomers(27)_____notbuy.Inhealthcare,programmers(28)_____(develop)toolstohelpdoctorsandpatientstomakemedicaldecisionsusingbigdata.Thiscanprocessinformationaboutspecificpatientsfromat-homemedicaldevicessuchasheart-ratemonitors.Governmentscanusebigdata(29)_____(plan)efficientpublictransportationsystemsandidentifyroadsthatneedmaintenance.Whenusedforthispurpose,bigdataisnotcontroversial.Butsomeopposeotherusesofbigdatabygovernments(30)_______________theymightimpactoncitizens'privacyinanattempttocontrolbehavior.Bigdatacanbeausefultoolformanytypesoforganizationsthatseektouseittomakebetterdecisionstobenefitpeople.A.invaluableB.roughlyC.satisfyingD.distractionE.simplyF.advantageG.reasonableH.performedI.scheduleJ.plannedK.excellencePeopletendtothinkthatproductivityinvolvesdoingseveralthingsatonce,butaccordingtoCalNewport,thesecrettosuccessistheoppositeofmultitasking.NewportistheauthorofDeepWork,abookthatdescribesthebenefitsoffocusingononethinganddoingitwith31.Newportdefinesdeepworkas"theabilitytofocuswithout32onacognitively(认知地)demandingtask."It'stheoppositeofshallowwork,whichismadeupofsimpletasksthatareusually33whiledistracted.AccordingtoNewport,deepworkisa(n)34skillintoday'seconomy.Itallowsyoutolearndifficultthingsquicklyandproduceatahighlevel.Mostpeoplearedistractedwhentheywork,soyoulearntoworkwithoutdistraction,thatgivesyou35.Deepworkenablesyoutoproducetothebestofyourabilityandacquirenewskillsquickly.Developingexcellenceinone'scraftcanbeadeeply36try.Butdeepworkitselfisalsoaskill,whichmeansthemoretimeyouspendatit,theeasieritgets.Moreover,ifyouonlyworkatashallowlevel,yourabilitytododeepworkdecreases.Sohowdoyouconductdeepworkintoyourworklifeoryourstudies?It'sessentiallyimportantto37deepworkintoyourday.Otherwise,it'seasytoletyourtimefillupwithshallowwork.Newportrecommendsdoingdeepworkasyourfirsttaskoftheday.Thatwayyougetitdonebeforedistractionsbuildup.Shallowworkdoesneedtogetdone,butifyousaveitforlaterintheday,youcangetyourdeepworkdone,too.Schedulingdeepworksessionsforthesametimeeverydaycanturnthemintoahabit.Thismakesiteasiertospendtimeonthem.Becausedeepworkisbydefinitioncognitivelydemanding,youwon'tbeabletodoitallday.Beginnerscanusuallyonlyfocusondeepworkfor38anhour,andevenexpertshavetroublegoingmorethanfourhours.Soset39goalsforyourself.Ifyoureallyfocus,you'llbesurprisedathowmuchyouaccomplishinafewhours.Byfocusingon40sessionsofdeepwork,youcangetmoredoneinlesstimeandfeelmoresatisfied.Ideally,childhoodisatimeofgrowthandlearning,preparingforadulthoodandalsohavingfun.Butformanychildrenaroundtheworld,thistimeiscutshortwhentheyareforcedtowork,sometimesindangerousconditions.41,theUnitedNations(U.N.),somenationalgovernmentsandotherorganizations42June12astheannualWorldDayAgainstChildLabor.Asof2020,around160millionchildrenworkedaschildlaborers,whichmeansthatonechildin10wasachildlaborer.43,childlaborhasdecreasedoverthepast20years,butinrecentyears,thisprogresshasstopped.Childlaboris44fromordinaryhousework,helpingwithafamilybusinessor(forolderchildren)workingtoearnpocketmoneywhennotinschool.Workdonebychildrenis45aschildlaborwhenitharmsthechildphysically,mentally,sociallyor46,orwhenitpreventsthechild'seducation.About79millionchildrenareengagedinhazardouschildlabor.Sometimesthismeanstheworkitselfisdangerousbecauseofheavymachineryorexposureto47.Hazardouschildlaborcanalsoinvolveharshconditions,longhours,or48tovariouskindsofabuse.TheprimarygoaloftheWorldDayAgainstChildLaborisraising49oftheissueandencouragingindividuals,organizationsandgovernmentsto50.Combating(打击)childlaborisacomplextask.Itinvolvessocialworkerswhoidentifychildlaborersandtakeactiontoprovidethesechildrenandtheirfamilieswithother51.Butitalsoinvolveschangeincommunitiesasawhole,52thesocialregulationsthatcanleadadultstomaketheirchildrenwork.Childlaborandpovertyoftengohandinhandasparentsfeelremovingtheirchildrenfromschoolisnecessarytoearnmoneyfortheirsurvival.So,measuresmeanttofight53arealsotiedtopreventingchildlabor.Ensuringthatchildrenhavequalityeducationalopportunitiesisalsoimportant.Ifmoreopportunitieswere54,moreparentsmightgiveuptheimmediatebenefitofachild'spaychecktogivethatchildaneducation.Childlaborisharmfultochildrenandtocommunities,sinceitpreventschildrenfromgrowingintohealthy,educatedcitizenswhocouldmakea(n)55insociety.Byhighlightingtheproblemandofferingavarietyofsolutions,theWorldDayAgainstChildLaborcanmakethesituationabitbetter.A.Inaddition B.Asaresult C.Aboveall D.AfterallA.recognize B.discover C.choose D.considerA.NeverthelessB.Therefore C.Overall D.MoreoverA.distinguished B.transferred C.ranged D.evolvedA.evaluated B.classified C.combined D.separatedA.sincerely B.negatively C.positively D.morallyA.chemicals B.lights C.wastes D.gasesA.harm B.pollution C.exposure D.dangerA.value B.awareness C.status D.significanceA.takeplace B.takecare C.takeover D.takeactionA.options B.questions C.elements D.examplesA.promoting B.urging C.challenging D.adjustingA.disease B.disaster C.survival D.povertyA.available B.sustainable C.accessible D.advisableA.choice B.difference C.effort D.decisionFrom:BridgetPecolini<>To:AnsonWong<>Re:QuestionsaboutonlinemathcontestDate:June18,2023DearMr.Wong,Thankyouforyouremail.We'resogladyourchildrenaresigneduptoparticipateinourmathcontest.Ihopeitwillbearewardingandenrichingexperienceforthem.Youcanaccessthetrainingsessionandpracticetestsbyloggingintoourwebsiteat.Onceyou'resignedin,youwillseeseveraltabsontheleft-handside.Oneofthemwillsay"Enrolled."Ifyouclickonthedrop-downmenuthere,you'llfindthenamesofthechildrenyouregistered.Ifyouclickoneachname,you'llbegiventheoptionofjoiningatrainingsessionordoingpracticetests.Ihopethatanswersyourquestion!Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedanyfurtherhelp.Sincerely,BridgetP//studentinformationMATHCONTEST2023We'regladyou'vedecidedtoparticipateinthisyear'smathcontest.Thisisour37thyearrunningthiscontest,andour3rdwithanonlineoption.Wehopetobeabletoofferin-personcontestsnextyear!GaryWong3rdGradeAccesstothecontestSampletest-2022Practice(availableAugust14at11am)(availableAugust7-12)tests/contestsEmilyWong60.WhatcanGarydoatthebeginningofAugust?A.Hecantakeaclasstolearnhowtosucceed.B.Hecandothecontestsfromtwoyearsago.C.Hecancontactthecontestorganizers.D.Hecantrythemostrecentpracticecontest.61.WhydidBridgetcontactAnson?A.Shewascheckinginonhim.B.Shewasrespondingtohisemail.C.Shewaslookingforinformation.D.Shewasaskinghimtopay.62.Whendoestheofficialcontesttakeplace?A.IttakesplaceonJune18. B.IttakesplaceonAugust7.C.IttakesplaceonAugust12. D.IttakesplaceonAugust14.Youconstantlyfindyourselfapologizingtoafriendwhenyou'vedonenothingwrong.Youfeelyoumustobeysomeone'sdemands,ortheywillbeupsetwithyouorevenharmyouorthemselves.Anunclearorspecificthreatismadethatcausesyoutofearthatsomeonewillrevealasecretorweakness,soyoudowhatthatpersonwants.Orperhapsarelativeistryingtomakeyoufeelobligedtodosomethingbysaying,"That'swhatfriendsorfamilydoforeachother."Theyarousefeelingsofguiltinyoufornotmeetingtheirneeds.Ifyouhavehadexperiencewithanyofthesecases,thenyouarethevictimofemotionalblackmail(勒索).Thisstyleofhandlecontrolsyouthroughyouremotions.Fear,obligationandguilt-FOG-areusedbyanemotionalblackmailertogetwhattheywantfrompeople.Anyone-afriend,colleague,parent,partnerorotherfamilymembers-couldbethatperson.Theirdemandsareintendedtocontroltheirvictim'sbehaviorinunhealthymethods.Intentionalorunintentional,ifyourneedsarealwaysbrushedasideinfavoroftheotherperson's,thingsneedtochange.Dr.SusanForwardidentifiessixstagesinemotionalblackmail.Impliedorobviousdemandscomefirst."Idon'tthinkyoushoulddothingswiththatperson.They'renotgoodforyou."Afterthiskindofstatement,theballisinthevictim'scourt,sostagetwoisresistance.Thevictimoftenavoidstheblackmailerorsuggestsalternativesinsteadofsayingno.Stagethreeispersistentpressurebytheblackmailer:"Ifwewerereallyfriends,you'ddoit."Stagefourinvolvesthreats:"Ifyoudon'tdothis...thenIwill..."Thevictimdoesn'twanttheblackmailertomakegoodontheirthreats,soobedience,whichisstagefive,oftenleavesthevictimfeelingguiltyorresentful.Instagesixtheblackmailerbacksoffuntilthenextdemand.Whatcanyoudo?First,recognizeifyouarebeingpressured,threatenedorcontrolled.Staycalm,andstopsoyoucanconsiderotherpossibilities.Identifyyourtriggers;don'tbepressuredintoanimmediateresponse.Offeracompromise(妥协).Telltheblackmailerhowyoufeel,andgivethemachancetoacknowledgetheirbehaviorandchange.Iftheywon't,walkawayfromtherelationship.Undernocircumstancesshouldyouletyourfearsbeusedagainstyou.Accordingtothepassage,emotionalblackmailmeans______.akindofemotionthatcanbemailedtoothersonlineakindofactiontoinfluenceothersbymeansofemotionacolourthatcangreatlyinfluenceothers'emotionasituationwhereemotioncanbestoredandgivenoutfreelyWhatisthepurposeofusingDr.SusanForward'ssixstagesinemotionalblackmail?Toillustratetheprocessofemotionalblackmail.Toexplaintheoriginofemotionalblackmail.Toprovetheexistenceofemotionalblackmail.Todemonstratethetheoryofemotionalblackmail.Thewordresentfulinthelastparagraphbutonemostprobablymeans______.amazed B.frightened C.indifferent D.angryWecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.whereveryouare,itisimpossibletoavoidemotionalblackmailinlifewheneveryou'reemotionallyblackmailed,justletitbewithnoresponseit'sanadvisablewaytogiveaproperresponsewhenemotionallyblackmailedit'sacorrectresponsetosincerelynegotiatewithemotionalblackmailerthenButthistechnologycanbedangerousaswell.Youjustneedtohavesomeexperiencewithtechnologyaswellasapropercomputer.Therefore,AItechnologywillbeusedmoreandmorewildlyinthefuture.AItext-to-imagegeneratorswillbecomeascommonandeasytouseasGoogleimagesearch.Rather,itwillcategorizeeverypossibledetail.Meanwhile,thegeneratorcanhelppeopletorecognizevariousinformationaccurately.Haveyoueverwonderedwhatyouwouldlooklikeasacartooncharacteroramarvelsuperhero?Withthepowerofartificialintelligence(AI)text-to-imagegenerators,youcancreateimagesjustlikethat-withoutanyartskills.67Howdoesitwork?AItext-to-imagegeneratorsaretrainedthroughaprocesscalledmachinelearning.Inthisprocess,thegenerator's"brain"isfedmassivenumbersofimagesandlearnstodistinguishwhattheyare.Butthegeneratordoesn'tjustlearntotellthedifferencebetweenabananaandaballoon.68Thesepixel-leveldetailsarethenstoredinamathematicalce.Whensomeonegivesthegeneratoratextpassagesuchas"Doraemonridingawhitehorse,"theprogramusesalgorithms(算法)to"think."Momentslater,theprogramwillcreateanentirelyuniqueimagethatyourequested.Someartistsworrythattheyarebeingreplacedbythistechnology.Butotherartistsliketocooperatewiththegenerator,usingitspowerforideasandinspiration.ThispowerfultoolisnowavailabletoanyonethroughgeneratorslikeStableDiffusionandDALL-E.Youcanusethemtocreateallkindsofimaginativeimages.69ThedarksideGeneratorslikeStableDiffusionaretrainedusingimagesthataregatheredfromallovertheinternet.Butthetrainingprocessdoesn'texclude(排除)imagesthatareviolentorinappropriate,sothegenerators"learn"thoseaswell.TheDALL-Eprogramcomeswithbuilt-infiltersthatpreventitfromgeneratingperverse(变态的)images.ButStableDiffusionisanopen-sourcetechnology,meaningthatpeoplecanmodifyitscodeandremovethecontentfilters.Despitethis,StableDiffusion'sfounderEmadMostaqueremainsoptimisticabouthowpeoplewillusehisgenerator.Hesays,"Thebadstuffthatpeoplecreate...willbeavery,verysmallpercentageofthetotaluse."Forbetterorforworse，70Butdon'tgenerateanythingyou'dbeashamedtoshowyourmother！71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

Doyouhaveafavoritepodcast?Thatcanbeadifficultquestiontoanswerforsomeastherearesomanyoptions.Thatisbecausetheworldisfullofinterestingtopicsandthoughtsaboutthem.Ifyoufeelyouhavesomethingengagingandvaluabletoshare,startapodcast.Apodcastisaseriesofaudioepisodesthatcoveraparticularsubject.Thefirststeptocreatingapodcastistofindyourtopic.It'sbelievedthatthebesttopicsareonesthatyouknowalotaboutandlove.Anotherimportantstepistomakesureyouhavetherightequipment.Whilepodcastequipmentcanbecomplexandexpensive,itdoesn'thavetobe.Foryourfirstpodcast,youcansimplyrelyonyourphoneandcomputer.Youcanrecordallofyouraudioonyourphone.Thenwithyourcomputer-andtherightsoftware-youcanmixtheaudio.Thisistheprocessofputtingyouraudiotogetherintooneperfect-soundingfile.Afteryouhaveyourtopicandequipment,you'llwanttochooseyourformat.Yourpodcastcouldbeonepersonspeaking,twopeopletalking,ormanypeopleofferingtheiropinions.Yourpodcastcouldalsoincludemorethanoneoftheseoptions.Onceyou'vedecided,youcanstartdraftingyourepisodes.However,whateverformatorformatsyouchoose,maintainthesamestructureforeachepisode.Thenextstepistofindaquietplaceanddoyourrecording.Whenyou'vecompletedyourrecordingandaudiomixing,you'llneedtofindaplatformforyourpodcast.Luckilythereareplentyoffreeandpaidplatformoptionsonwhichtouploadyourpodcast.Beforeuploading,makesureyouhaveaninterestingtitleandgoodtagsforyourshow.Besuretopostaboutyourshowonsocialmedia.Getyourpodcastlistedinapodcastdirectory,too.Youwanttogetthewordoutaboutyourpodcasttogrowyouraudience.Yourpodcastjustmightbecomesomeone'snewfavorite.Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordgiveninthebrackets.76.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.（文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称）高三年级英语答案及评分标准一、答案：1-10BDCBABACDD11-20BABCABBACDforfearthatK32.D33.H34.A35.F36.C37.I38.B39.G40.J63-66BADC67-70BEAD71.It’sabouthowtostartapodcast.First,findatopicyou’refamiliarwithandfondof.Then,getanappropriateequipmentandacomputerwitharightsoftwareforprocessing.Third,chooseaformat,single,doubleormorepeopleinvolved.Fourth,draftyourdocumentandrecordit.Finally,findaplatformtorelease.54w72.Franklyspeaking,whatyousaidatthemeetingyesterdayisstillcontroversial.73.Howeverhetriedtofindanexcuseforhimself,hecouldn’tpersuadethepeoplepresenttobelievethathewasinnocent.74.Whilefillinginthecollegeentranceexaminationapplication,ifyourideadoesn’tagreeonyourparents’,howwouldyouliketosolveitproperly.75.Atpresent,manycommunitieshaveopenedconveniencediningroomsinShanghai,whichoutofquestion,bringgreatconveniencetotheresidents,especiallyforthelonelyelderlyandthosewhoaretoobusytocook.二、听力文本SectionAM:Theticketpriceforadultsis$40.W:Wow,asstudentsandretiredpeople,wecanhave50%off.Q:Howmuchdoacoupleofretiredpeoplehavetopayforthetickets?W:Hereweare.Nowcooking,languagelearning,literature...Whatkindofbookdoyouwant?M:Onhealth,I’mafraid.Q:Whereareprobablythetwospeakers?M:Haveyouseenourwhitecat?W:Isawitunderthelampbetweenthewardrobeandthebed.Q:Wheredidthewomanseethewhitecat?M:Honey,lookatthefruitsyouhavebroughthome.W:Sorry,someofthemgotrotten.Q:Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?W:Ourcampuslifeismuchthesameasthelastyear’s.M:Verymuchso. Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:Whatareyoudoing?Wearestandinginline.M:Sorry...Ididn'trealizethequeue.Q:Whatisthemandoing?M:Itisimportanttolearnthebasicgrammarandwordstospeakanewlanguagequickly.W:Well,I'mafraidthekeyfactoristheuseofcorevocabulary.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemostimportantelementtospeakanewlanguagefast?M:Janeseemedworriedaboutherscoresinthefinalexams.W:ShehasgotAandAminus,hasn'tshe?Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutJane?W:Whynottakeupsomepart-timejobstosupportyourstudynextsemester,Tom? M:I’lldiscussitwithmymum.Afterall,shepaysmytuitionhere. Q:Whatwillthemando?W:Iwasn’tsurewhetherthebookIlentwasthekindyouwouldhaveanyinterestin.M:Nonsense.Icanhardlytearmyselfawayfromit.Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthebook?SectionBQuestions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whenalltheanimalsofaspeciesdieout,thewholeworldloses.Thatcreatureisgoneforever.Manypeopleareworriedaboutthishappeningtoalargenumberofwildanimals.Theyspendtimecampaigningtohelppreservewildlife.OneofthebestknownpreservationistsisJoanEmberry.SheisanattractiveyoungwomanwhoworksfortheSanDiegoZoo.JoanEmberry'svastknowledgeofanimalsmakesherafrequentguestonTVtalkshows.Shehasbeenonthe"JonnyCarsonShow"overfortytimes.Sheexplainscommonerrorsinthinkingaboutwildlife.Forexample,gorillasaren'tthefierce,cruelandsavagebeaststheyappeartobe.Theyarereallyquiteshy.Monkeysthatsmilearen'tashappyastheyseem.Infact,amonkey'sear-to-earsmilemeans"watchout".Snakesreallyhelpnaturebyeatingharmfulinsects.Sopeopleshouldtrytoprotectthem.JoanEmberryhopesthatoncepeopleunderstandanimalsbetter,theywilldotheirbesttopreservethem.HowluckyanimalsaretohaveafriendlikeJoanEmberry!Nowlistenagain,please.Questions：WhoisJoanEmberry?Whatdoyouthinkgorillasareaccordingtothepassage?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.GoodmorningandwelcometotheNorth-EastLondonPolytechnic.TheNorth-EastLondonPolytechnic,whichweoftencallasNELPforshortisoneofthirtypolytechnicsinEnglandandWales.Asyouknow,atapolytechnic,youfollowsimilarcoursesofstudytothoseatuniversities,althoughmanypolytechniccoursesarestronglyvocational.Thatis,theyleaddirectlytoacareer,andyoumaywellspendaconsiderablesliceofyourtimeactuallyworkingonplacementinindustryoranyotherworkareaasapartofthecourseitself.Someofthesecoursesarethesocalled"sandwich"courses:typicallytwoyears'polytechnicstudy,oneyearinindustry,andafinalyearbackatthepolybeforeyourexaminations.Anotherfeatureofpolytechniclifeisthatthereisaverylargechoiceofcourses.Forexample,atNELPyo