2023年上海市奉贤区高三下学期高考二模英语试卷 含答案

2022学年第二学期奉贤区高三英语练习卷

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Twiceaday.B.Thirtyminutesaday.

C.Twiceaweek.D.Thirtyminutesaweek.

2.A.Inthebookstore.B.Inthezoo.

C.Inthemuseum.D.Inthelibrary.

3.A.Fortyyuan.B.Thirtyyuan.C.Thirty-fiveyuan.D.Forty-fiveyuan.

4.A.APainte匚B.Atailor.C.Ahair-dresser.D.Anarchitect.

5.A.Heisnotlazyatall.

B.Heprefersonlineshopping.

C.He,sonthewaytoaphysicalstore.

D.Heconsidersshoppingofflineawasteoftime.

6.A.MaybeEdwardwillbelate.

B.Nobodywillbehereontime.

C.Edwardwillcertainlybehereontime.

D.HeisnotsureaboutEdward,sarrivaltime.

7.A.Shepreferredtogotoworkonfoot.

B.Shehadtosavemoneyforherjourney.

C.Shedidn,tlikethecultureofthecompany.

D.Shethoughtthetriptoherworktime-consuming.

8.A.Thewomanshouldbuysomenewclothes.

B.Thewomanshouldnotworryaboutherweight.

C.Thewomanshouldlose10poundsassoonaspossible.

D.Thewomanshouldgain5morepoundsforabetterlook.

9.A.Themandidverywellintheexam.

B.Thewomanwantstohelptheman.

C.Thewomanowesthemansomemoney.

D.Themanhelpedthewomanbeforetheexam.

10.A.Onlytruefriendshipcanlastlong.

B.Letterwritingisgoingoutofstyle.

C.Shehaslostcontactwithmostofheroldfriends.

D.Shekeepsinregulartouchwithheroldclassmates.

SectionB

Directions:ɪnSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereach

passageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversation

willbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Providefreemealstothelocalpoor.

B.Helppeopleconnectwitheachother.

C.Helpeliminateclassdifferenceinhisarea.

D.Providecustomerswithfirst-classservice.

12.A.Itdoesnotusevolunteers.

B.Itisopenaroundtheclock.

C.Itdoesnotsuperviseitsemployees.

D.Itdonatesregularlytoalocalcharity.

13.A.Theywillseetheimportanceofcommunication.

B.Theywillcometothecafeevenmorefrequently.

C.Theywillcarelessabouttheirownbackground.

D.Theywillfindtheyhavesomethingincommon.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Becausebothareenjoyable.

B.Becausebothareessentialtolife.

C.Becausebothwritersandcookscanearnagoodliving.

D.Becausebothwritersandcookshavetoworklonghours.

15.A.Becausetheyrelyonquicknotes.

B.Becausetheyhaveacomputertodoit.

C.Becausetheyhaveexcellentsecretaries.

D.Becausetheyprefermakingphonecalls.

16.A.Writingisalongprocessfullofpains.

B.Practisingwritingisofgreatimportance.

C.Practisingwritingisaninspirationtocooking.

D.Writingsharescommonfeatureswithcooking.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Hefelldownbutwithoutseriousinjury.

B.Hewasobviouslyexperiencedinskiing.

C.Hewasneithergoodatskatingnorskiing.

D.Hehadnoproblemstandingupwithskison.

18.A.Learnadvancedskiingtechniques.

B.Attendabasicskatingclassforatry.

C.Takeaskiingclassforbeginners.

D.Askthestaffforfurtherinlbι*mation.

19.A.Walking.B.Jumping.C.Sliding.D.Turning.

20.A.Starttolearnskiingfromtheman.

B.StarttoIeamfundamentalskiskills.

C.Starttolearnhowtoskateontheice.

D.Starttolearnhowtoskateontheground.

II.Grammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Areexclamationmarksnecessary?!

Punctuationissoimportantinwritingthatitisoneofthefirstthingsyoulearninschool.Itis

auniversalcodewithdifferentmarkstohelpwiththemeaningof(21)isbeingwritten.

Asisknowntous,it(22)indicatetheendofasentence,aquestionor—inthe

exclamationmark,scase—astrongemotion.Withoutanexclamationmarkinthecorrectplace,a

warningroadsignmightread,“Childrenpleasedriveslowly,5(23)

44Children!Pleasedriveslowly,∖

Anexclamationmarkisavalidformofpunctuation(24)origincanbetraced

backtoa14,hcenturyItalianscholar.Theexclamationmarkinformsthereaderthatthereare

strongfeelingsinthewords.Althoughitisuptothereader(25)(grasp)exactlywhat

thatemotionis,it,sausefulsignal.Also,exclamationmarksonroadsignshelptokeeppeople

safe.AspunctuationexpertPhilipCowellwrites,ttThere,sameaningfuldifferencebetweenςduck,

andςduck!^^^Ofcourse,usingthemtoomuch(26)(make)exclamationmarkslose

theirpurposebutthatdoesn,tmeantheyareuseless.

However,(27)mattershowpunctuationisused.Somewritersarguethat

exclamationmarksarenevertrulynecessary.FamousauthorTerryPratchettwritesthatsomeone

whousesmultipleexclamationmarksislikelytowear“underpantsonhishead,∖Perhapsthisis

becausetheyseemshoutyandforced,(28)(give)awayawriter,sneedtotellthe

readerhowtoreadasentence.It's(29)(good)toleavethemoutandletthereader

reacttothewordsontheirownterms.Agoodwritercancreateemotionswithjustwordsand

sentences,(30)that,sfear,wonderorjoy.Exclamationmarksmakethewriterseem

desperateandcanbetiringtoread.Onewriterdescribedthemas"thecockroachofthe

punctuationworld",meaningtheyareeverywhere,andtheyarepests.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeused

onlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.manuallyB.alternativeC.approachesD.trainedE.promiseF.sorting

G.categoriesH.advancedI.potentiallyJ.equivalentK.anticipating

WillAIbethefirsttodiscoverEToralienlife?

FromthehillsofWestVirginiatothe∩atsofruralAustralia,someoftheworld,slargest

telescopesarelisteningforsignalsfromdistantaliencivilizations.Thesearchfor

e尤OYZfebeS疗iα∕(地球夕卜的)intelligence,knownasSETI,isanefforttofindsignalsthatmighthave

comefroma(n)_____31civilizationinafar-awaysolarsystem.Machinelearning,asubsetof

artificialintelligence(AI),isusedtohelpastronomersquicklyfilterthevastamountsofdata.As

AIreshapesmanyscientificfields,what32_____doesitholdforthesearchforlifebeyond

Earth?

“ItisaneweraforSETIresearchthatisopeningupthankstomachine-learningtechnology,,,

saysFranckMarchis,aplanetaryastronomerattheSETIInstituteinMountainView,California.

Whenitcomestoanalyzingdata,goingthroughmillionsofobservations33isn,t

practical.Acommon34_____methodistousealgorithms[W⅛)thatlookforsignals

matchingastronomers,expectation.Butthosealgorithmscanoverlook35interesting

signalsthatareslightlydifferentfromwhatastronomersareexpecting.

WhenitcomestoAI,machine-learningalgorithmsare36_____onlargeamountsofdata

andcanlearntorecognizetheEarthlyinterference.Thus,itmakesthemverygoodat37

outthenoise.Machinelearningisalsogoodatpickinguptheextraterrestrialsignalsthatdon,tfall

intoconventional38_____andsomighthavebeenmissedbyearliermethods,saysDan

Werthimer,aSETIscientistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.PeterMa,amathematician

andphysicistattheUniversityofToronto,Canada,agrees.44Wecan,talwaysbe39what

ETmightsendtoUSJhesays.

Still,SETIwillprobablycontinuetouseamixtureofclassicalandmachine-learning

____40toscreenthroughdata,saysJean-LucMargot,anastronomeratUCLA.Classical

algorithmsremainexcellentatpickingupcandidatesignals,andmachinelearningis”nota

cure-alΓ,,hesays.44Themachinescan,tdoitall,yet,"agreesWerthimer.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Onesummermidnightseveralyearsago,standingoutsideawoodencabininMichiganRiver,

Ilookedup.Theskywasfilledwiththousandsofstars,thesightofwhichwasalmostenoughto

makeme,anon-believer,offerawordof41upintothestar-filledsky.Buttowhom?

PerhapstoJohanEklof,authorofTheDarknessManifesto.

Asabatscientist,Eklof,sworkonbatsrequiresaspecifickindofdarkness—the____42

kind,unpollutedbylight.Butthiscategoryofdarknessis____43____.IntheI980s,Ekloftells

readers,two-thirdsofthechurchesinSweden,ssouthwesthousedbatcolonies.Notanylonger.

“Today,fortyyearslater,researchI,vedonewithmycolleaguesshowsthatthisnumberhasbeen

reducedbyathird,44____lightpollutionandotherfactors.Becausethechurchesareall

____45likeCamiVcIk（嘉年华）inthenight,,,hewrites.ςςWearesurroundingourselveswith

Excesslightisincredibly46tothecomplexeco-systemsnocturnal（夜间活动的）

animalsinhabit.It47awaythebatsthatEklofstudies.Itfrightenslight-sensitivemoths,

leavingthemeasily48topredation（^^）orflyingendlesslyintolightsthatwillnever

returntheirlove.Babyturtlescrawlawayfromtheshorelinetowardthelightsofdistantcoastal

citiesandreeffisheggsgounhatched.Birdsdonotmigrate49andeventheyforgetto

sing.ModemadvancementssuchasLEDlightscouldsignificantlyreducesomeoftheworst

impacts,buttheyhavenot.Atleast,notyet.

Itisworthmentioningthatmiddle-agedwriterlikeEklofcan50foradarkerworld

fordarkenedcampusesandunlitparkinglots.Butdarknessisnotsafeforeveryone.Weneedto

addressthesocialissuesthatmakelightedplacesso51inthefirstplace.

Thebottomline:WecanchangeifWewantto.Someofthesolutionstolightpollution一

motion-detectinglights,shieldedlightsthatdonot52lightupward,artificiallightwith

wavelengthsthatissimilartonaturallight-arealreadywithinourgrasp,ifwejust____53

them.44WeCouldjustturnitalloff,butIguesswedon'twantto,“saidEklofinarecentinterview.

“54,it,svitalwefindamiddleway."

Rightnowitishardtoknowwhatthatmiddlewaymightlooklike.In50years,everycity

couldbeequippedwithanarrayofprogrammedand55low-impactLEDlights.Orwe

mighthavecompletelyforgottenwhatdarknessis——theskyfilledwithlittlemoons.

41.A.honourB.gratitudeC.optimismD.determination

42.A.artificialB.brilliantC.faintD.absolute

43.A.achievedB.distractedC.enhancedD.threatened

44.A.resultingfromB.bringingaboutCJudgingbyD.contributingto

45.A.decoratedB.restoredC.litD.faded

46.A.effectiveB.sensitiveC.positiveD.destructive

47.A.scaresB.blowsC.pullsD.turns

48.A.accustomedB.subjectC.availableD.restricted

49.A.ondutyB.inturnC.ontimeD.inpublic

50.A.stimulateB.advocateC.negotiateD.account

51.A.challengingB.appealingC.demandingD.outstanding

52.A.absorbB.stretchC.transformD.reflect

53.A.reachforB.applytoC.longforD.adaptto

54.A.ThereforeB.FurthermoreC.HoweverD.Instead

55.A.fundamentallyB.scientificallyC.environmentallyD.economically

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

WhenIwassosmallthatmyheadbarelytouchedthewindowsill,welivedintheevergreen

forestsofVermont.Ourhomewasfar,farawayfromanytownorcity,butthatwasthewayWe

likedit.

Somewinters,itgotsocoldthattheriverwouldfreeze,whichwasunusualforwaterlikethat,

waterwhichransofastanddeep.Itfeltasthoughtimehadstoppedneartheriver,andsoithad

decidedtobecomesolid,settlingintowaitforspring.Welikedtoskateonthatriver,my

grandfatherandI,eventhoughtheicewasunevenandhisbrownleatherskateswassoold.

Onenight,inthemostfrigidwintermyyoungmindcouldrecall,longafterIshouldhave

beenasleep,Icaughtmygrandfathersneakingoutofthefrontdoor,hisancientleatherskatesin

hishands.HelookedSheePiShwhenhesawme,likeIhadcaughthimdoingsomethingsilly,butI

wassoyoungthatIthoughtnoadultcouldeverdowrong.Especiallynotmygrandfather,because

hewasthemodelofwisdominmyeyes.

tςGrandpa,whereareyougoing?”Iasked.

“Skatingontheriver.^^

“Whywouldyougooutnow?Wedidthatyesterdaymoming.^^

Helookedalittlethoughtful,andthenhesaid:"It'sjustthatwhenyougooutthere,onthe

coldest,stillestnightoftheyear,andyoulieonyourbackonthethick,bubbledriverice,youcan

hearthem.”

ςςHearWho?”

ςςThefish.Trappedthereundertheice.Youcanhearthemsingingtheirwaterywintersong.

Andifyouholdyourbreath,youcanalmosthearthestarssinginginharmony.^^

56.Theunderlinedword"sheepish“isclosestinmeaningto””.

A.quietB.calmC.frightenedD.embarrassed

57.Whydidmygrandfathersneakoutthatcoldmidnight?

A.Toenjoythecharmofapeacefulnight.

B.Toperfecthisskatingskillsbypractice.

C.Tocatchthefishtrappedundertheice.

D.Tobreathethefreshairin由eforest.

58.WhatcanWeinferfromthepassage?

A.Itwasunusualforafast-flowingrivertofreezeinmidwinter.

B.MygrandfatherandIenjoyedskatingbecauseoftheunevenice.

C.ɪadmiredmygrandfatherforhiswisdomandoutlookonlife.

D.ɪwasgladtohearthestarssingingtogetherwithmygrandfather.

59.Theauthorwritesthepassagemainlyto.

A.describethejoyoflivinginamountainousarea

B.highlighthowembracingnaturecanpurifyus

C.keeprecordofthecarefreechildhoodmemories

D.explainwhyskatingissuchanappealingsport

(B)

NewbigpackScarpaupgradesits

fromSierraMaestraleboots

DesignsMaestraleRe-Madeskiboots

ThelatestpackfromaremadefromPolymertaken

SieιτaDesignsisthefromaroundthreetonsof

Gigawatt60L.Theleftovermaterials.Creatinga

packhasanadjustableRe-MadebootfromPolymer

backsystemthatfitsemits27%lesscarbondioxide

ς,

backlengthsfromthancreatingaclassicbootfromplant-basedPebax

40cmto53cm.It,smadefromdurableRnew,whichemits32%lesscarbondioxidethan

300Dpolyester.FeaturesincludeazippedFossil-basedPlastics.Thedesignandmanufacturing

topandsideaccess,oversizedsideandprocessbehindtheRe-Madebootweredevelopedby

,

frontpockets.TheGigawatt60LweighsScarpasGreenLab,theproductiondepartment

1.84kgandcosts£130.dedicatedtosustainablesolutions.Apaircosts£500.

sierradesigns,comscarpa.co.uk/

VasqueTheNorthFace

Breezegetslaunchesnewski

sustainable

touringclothing

updateTheDawnTurnclothingprovides

Thewell-establishedVasqueBreezealayeringsystemforskitouring

hikingboothasbeenmodernisedwithdesignedtokeepyouwarm,dry

,

environmentallyfriendlymaterials.Itsandfreelymoving.Itincludesa

nowmadewithrecycledpolyesterandis

shelljacket,midlayers,trousers

thefirstboottohaveaVasqueDry

andaccessories.TheDawnTum

Waterproofmembrane,whichismade

2.0jacketwontheinnovation

from25%recycledmaterials.TheBreezeawardatISPOforitsbreathable

isalsocomfortabletowearwithitssoftlayer.Thecostis£350.TheDawnTurn1.0Jacketis

footbed.TheBreezeweighs1120gramsmadefromwaterproofDryVent.Itfeaturesa

andcomesintwowidths.Itcosts£140.

windproofhoodandoversizedfrontpockets,and

costs£325.

thenorthfcιce.co.Uk

60.Thetargetreadersofthepassageareprobably.

A.TheskiathletesB.Theoutdoorlovers

C.TheenvironmentalistsD.Thesportsretailers

61.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Bothkindsofbootsmentionedinthepassagehavetwodifferentwidths.

B.ThelatestbigpackfromSierraDesignshasafixedbacksystem.

C.TheVasqueBreezehikingbootisbotheco-friendlyandwaterproof.

D.TheDawnTurn1.0JacketwontheinnovationawardatISPO.

62.Inthebootsproduction,whichorderiscorrectbasedonthecarbonemissionsofthematerials?

A.Polymer>PebaxRenew>Fossil-basedPlastics

B.Fossil-basedPlastics>PebaxRenew>Polymer

C.Fossil-basedPlastics>Polymer>PebaxRenew

D.Polymer>Fossil-basedPlastics>PebaxRenew

(C)

My21-year-oldniece,asecond-yearundergraduate,mentionedthatshewatchesvideo

lecturesofflineattwicethenormalspeed.Struckbythis,IaskedsomeotherstudentsIknow.

Manynowroutinelyspeeduptheirlectureswhenlearningoffline—oftenby1.5times,

sometimesbyevenmore.Speedlearningisnotforeveryone,buttherearewebsiteswhere

studentsdiscusshowodditwillbeoncetheyreturntothelecturetheatre.Onecontributorwrote:

44Nonnalspeednowsoundslikednιnkspeed.^^

EducationwasadaptingtothedigitalworldlongbeforeCovid-19but,aswithsomanyother

humanactivities,thepandemichasgivenlearningahugepushtowardsthevirtual.Overnight,

schoolsanduniversitiesclosedandteachersandstudentshadtofindwaystodowhattheydoonly

viatheinternet.44Thisisatimeforschoolsandsystemstoreimagineeducationwithoutschooling

orclassrooms,,,saysProfessorYongZhao.DrJimWatterstoninAustraliathinksthat,whilethe

traditionalclassroomisstillaliveandwell,educationneedstobemoreadventurousandflexible.

Earlierthisyear,ZhaoandWatterstonco-authoredapaperinwhichtheyidentifiedsomemajor

changesthatshouldhappenineducationpost-lockdown.

Thefirstconcernsthecontent,whichshouldemphasizesuchthingsascreativity,critical

thinkingandleadership,ratherthanthecollectionandstorageofinformation."Forhumansto

,,

progressintheageofsmartmachines,itisessentialthattheydonotcompetewithmachines.5

theywrote,uInstead,theyneedtobemorehuman.,,

Thesecondisthatstudentsshouldhavemorecontrolovertheirlearning,withtheteacher,s

roleshiftingfrominstructortosupervisoroflearningresources,advisorandmotivator.Thisis

whereso-calledt4activelearning“comesinwithagrowingbodyofresearchsuggestingthat

comprehensionandmemoryarebetterwhenstudentslearninahands-onway-through

discussionandinteractivetechnologies,forexample.It,salsowheretheconceptof"'productive

failure^applies.ProfessorManuKapurinarguesthatstudentslearnbetterfromtheirownorothers,

failedattemptstosolveaproblembeforeoreveninsteadofbeingtoldhowtosolveit.

Iftheprogressofthetimesisunabletoholdbackthecomingrevolutionineducation,it

seemsunlikelythatthetraditionalclassroomisgoingtohaveanyluckinitsattemptstryingtoturn

backtheclock.AsLaurillardputsit,ςςIttookaglobalpandemictodrivehomewhatwe,vebeen

sayingfor20years.^^

63.Bygivingexamplesof"speedleaming^^inthefirstparagraph,theauthorwantstoshowthat

A.digitalworldisdramaticallyreformingthewayoflearning.

B.speedlearningcompletelyreplacesnormalspeedlearning.

C.returningtothelecturetheatreisstrangeafterspeedlearning.

D.educationbeginstoadapttodigitalworldafterCovid-19.

64.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Itisessentialforsmartmachinestobemorehuman.

B.Studentsshouldpossessmoreinformationaboutcreativity.

C.Studentsvalueothers,failureovertheirownfailure.

D."Activeleaming,,callsfordiversewaysofinvolvement.

65.AccordingtoZhaoandWatterston,themajorchangesineducationshouldinclude,

(Dlearningmode©learningmotive©learningattitude©learningfocus

A.①④B.②③C.①③D.②④

66.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?

A.Speedlearningharmsstudents5learningefficiency.

B.Thecomingrevolutionineducationisirreversible.

C.Teacherswillplayalessimportantroleinthefuture.

D.Thetraditionalclassroomswilleventuallydisappear.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

EaChSemenCeCanbeUSedOnIyonce.NotethattherearetwomoreSentenCeSthanyouneed.

A.Theirlong-lastingrelationshipsareimportantforsurvivalinthewild.

B.HeteamedupwithFionaMcCully,ascientistinanimalbehaviour.

C.Thescientistsconcludethatit,simportanttokeepflamingosinalargeflock.

D.Accordingtoarecentstudy,sodoflamingos.

E.Thisavoidancemayservetopreventthefights.

F.NeWresearchShOWSthatflamingKSWithbrighterColorStendtobemoreaggressive.

FkUnimgoS（火烈鸟）makelongfriendships

Whenitcomestomakingfriends,humansoftenseekpeoplewithsimilarinterestsand

personalities.67.Thelong-leggedbirdscanformfriendshipsthatlastforyears,andthey

dependontheirfriendsforsupportwhentheyfalloutwithrivals.

ScientistDrPaulRosehadalreadyspottedthatflamingosseemedtoformnarrowexclusive

circles.68.Tofindoutwhyflamingosbefriendsomebutnotothers,theystudiedboth

ChileanandCaribbeanflamingoslivinginanaturereserveinGloucestershire,England.

Eachbirdworearingaroundonelegwithauniquecodetotellthemapart.McCullyspent

monthsstudyingtheirbehaviourandbuiltapersonalityprofileforeachflamingo.Shefoundthat

confident,aggressiveflamingoswalkedproudlyaroundintheirfriendshipgroups,whilethe

quieterbirdscarefullyavoidthoseindividuals.____69____.

McCuliyandRosefoundthatfortheCaribbeanbirds,personalityseemedtomattermorein

friendshipsthanitdidforChileanflamingos.Caribbeanbirdsweremorelikelytodefendtheir

friendsandtheconfidentoneshadmuchlargersocialgroupsthanthequieterbirds.The

researchersfoundthissurprisingbecauseinmanyways,includingbodyshapeandhowthey

searchforfoodinthewild,thetwospeciesareverysimilar.

70.Inthatcase,allpersonalitytypesarerepresentedandeachflamingohasthe

chancetofindalike-mindedfriend.McCullyandRosesaid,44Ifhumansrequirefriendshipstobe

happy,isitreallysuchagreatleaptothinkthatflamingosmightneedthesame?”

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

71.Howyouruniquestorycangetyouhired?

You,resittingatyourcomputertoapplyforyourdreamjob,butsuddenlyyou,renot

confidentenoughtogetit.Soyoudon,tevensubmittheapplication.Itisnaturalforyouto

experienceself-doubtatsuchacrucialmoment,especiallyifyou,repeopleofcolor,first

generationcollegestudent,oryoudon,thaveatraditionalbackground.Thesecretistotransform

howyouperceiveyourownstory.

Askyourselftwoquestions.Th