2023-2024学年上海市黄浦区高一年级上册11月期中考试英语质量检测模拟试题（含解析）

2023-2024学年上海市黄浦区高一上学期11月期中考试英语质量检测

模拟试题

1.ListeningComprehension(16%)

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

LA.8:00.B.10:00.C.12:00.D.14:00.

2.A.Areceptionist.B.Acleaner.C.Anelectrician.D.Acashier.

3.A.Ithasearnedfivestars.B.Itisdecoratedwithstars.

C.Itisnotverypopular.D.Itisrecommendedinthenewper.

4.A.Thejobofsellinghouses.B.Thepriceofthenewhouse.

C.Thehouseowner'sparents.D.Theexperienceofthehouseowner.

5.A.Gotothetown.B.Tourthecampus.

C.Giveaninterview.D.Visittheschoolclubs.

6.A.Embarrassed.B.Guilty.C.Satisfied.D.Annoyed.

7.A.Hehasfoundagoodjob.B.Thejobsearchisfrustrating.

C.Hisresumeiswelldesigned.D.Hehastenjobstochoosefrom.

8.A.Ittakestoolongtowaitfbrthefood.

B.It'sgoodtoorderfoodfromarestaurant.

C.Ifsconvenienttoorderinonarainyday.

D.Itcostsmuchmoremoneytogoouttoeat.

9.A.Heisthinkingofbuyingasecond-handcar.

B.Heishavingathoroughcheckonthecar.

C.Heisdoubtingwhetherheshouldbuythecar.

D.Heisaskingsomeonetolookfbrabiggercar.

10.A.Hedoesn'tknowthequickestwaytotheairport.

B.Hemaynotbeabletoarriveattheairportintime.

C.Thetrafficistooheavyforhimtogettotheairport.

D.Thewomanshouldarriveattheairport40minutesearlier.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages.Youwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthe

passages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothe

questionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Whynote-takingisimportant.B.Howtotakenotes.

C.Wheretoleavecesandlines.D.Whattoolscanbeused.

12.A.Mapping.B.Writing.C.Listening.D.Circling.

13.A.Theyaremoreenjoyableandeasiertoread.

B.Theycanhelptoaddsomeinformationlater.

C.Theyareimportantfordoingjobsinthefuture.

D.Theyareusefulingettingeverysinglewordsaid.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Differenttypesofpollution.B.Someeffectsofpollution.

C.Thepreventionofnoisepollution.D.Noiseisakindofpollution.

15.A.Theycan'tbeheardallthetime.

B.Theyarenotfamiliartomostpeople.

C.Theyonlyexistintheremotecountryside.

D.They'vebecomeapartofourdailylife.

16.A.Tofindoutallthesourcesofnoisepollution.

B.Tobecomemoresensibleofoursurroundings.

C.Torealizetheimportanceofprotectingourselvesfromit.

D.Tochangethewayofmakingnoiseinournormallife.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(20%)

SectionA

Directions:Readthefollowingsentences,andchoosethebestanswertocompletethesentence.

17.-Youhaven'tsaidawordaboutthethemeoftheclassmeeting.David.Whafsyouridea?

-I'msosorry.Iaboutsomethingelse.

A.wasthinkingB.amthinkingC.hadthoughtD.havethought

18.DidyouremembertogiveMarythemoneyyouowedher?

Yes,IgaveittoherIsawher.

A.whileB.themomentC.ifD.once

19.Shelikedthedictionarysomuchthatshewouldliketotakeititcost.

A.howeverB.whateverC.nomatterhowD.howmuch

20.itistruethatastudent'smostimportantgoalistodowellinhisorherstudies,itdoesn't

needtobetheonlygoal.

A.WhenB.AsC.WhileD.Before

21.--MayIgoandplaywithDicksonthisafternoon,Mum?

■一No,youcan'tgooutalotofworkistobedone.

A.beforeB.untilC.asD.so

22.theprecisequalitiesofaheroinliterarywordsmayvaryovertime,thebasicexemplary

functionoftheheroseemstoremainconstant.

A.UnlessB.SinceC.WhetherD.Eventhough

23.WhenIwantedtoshowmyselfupattheparty,thesongIsomanytimessuddenlybecame

difficult.

A.ampracticingB.hadpracticedC.willbepracticingD.havepracticed

24.Themayorofthatcitysaysthatallconstructionworkforthenewstadiumbytheendofthenext

year.

A.hasbeencompletedB.hascompleted

C.willhavebeencompletedD.willhavecompleted

25.1can'tstandthenoisefromtheconstructionsite.Anewroad.

A.isbuildingB.hasbuiltC.isbeingbuiltD.isbuilt

26.Wonder,aninspiringandheartwarmingbookaboutAugustPullman,quitewellacrosstheworld.

A.issoldB.sellsC.issellingD.willbesold

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.fadeB.temptC.tomD.reflection

E.contextF.attractionG.breathtakingH.expectation

I.maintainingJ.confusingK.harsh

27.Theytriedtoherintostayingwithoffersofpromotion.

28.Thesoldiershadnoalternativebuttoaccepttherealitiesthattheyhadbeensurroundedbythe

enemiesinthejungle.

29.Contrarytoour,hewaseliminatedinthefirstround.

30.TheGreatWallissuchawell-knowntouristthatmillionsofpeoplevisititeveryyear.

31.Facedwithtwoalternatives,mostpeoplefindthemselvesbetweenthem.

32.Inthisexercise,awordisblankedoutandyouhavetoguesswhatitisbylookingatthe.

33.Yourclothesmightbeaofyourpersonality.

34.Inwesterncultures,eyecontactinconversationsisnecessary.Awesternermight,infact,

consideralackofeyecontactasalackofinterest.

35.WeheadedfortheNationalPark,whichisfamousfbritsa.m.nery,byschoolbusat8a.m.

36.1don'tthinkwehavemetbefore.Youmustbemewithsomeoneelse.

III.ReadingComprehension(41%)

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Deliverance(解救)fbrDeliveryDrivers?

ZooOOM!!!Agustofair,thehumofspinningwheels,andaflashofcolorwhizzingpast.Tmsurethat

wehaveallsteppedintothecrosswalk,atonetimeoranother,andexperiencedthissudden,heart-stopping

___37___.Iam,ofcourse,referringtodeliverydrivers___38___throughcrossroadstodelivertakeaway

food.

Overthepastfewyears,deliverydrivershavebeencriticized,fined,andeven___39___fbrbreaking

trafficlawsacrossChina.Deliverydriversoften___40___redlights,disregardspeedlimits,andpaylittle

attentiontopedestriancrossings.Buttheyalsooftenpaythe___41___price—eachyear,itseemslikefatal

injuriesinvolvingdeliverydriversareincreasing.___42___,sincedeliverydriversareusuallypoorlypaid,

howmuchblamedotheyreallydeserveforrunningagainsttheclock?

Ele.meit___43___tobeacomplicatedissue.Recentlyanarticletitled“DeliveryDrivers,Stuckinthe

System^^wassharedwidelyonsocialmedia.Accordingtothearticle,___44___betweendeliveryservices

Ele.meandMeituanhascausedeachapptotakeincreasinglyextrememeasurestoout-do（超过）theother.

Thishasincludedtheshorteningofdeliverytimewindows.Ithasbeen___45___,inpart,througha

combinationofrewardsforearlydeliveryandseverepunishmentsforlatedelivery.Overtime,theplatforms

haveonlyincreasedthese___46___ondrivers.Asaresult,driversfindthemselvesinadilemma（左右两难的

困境）：breaktrafficlawsor,insomecases,losehundredsofyuaninearningsforlatedeliveries.

Ele.meingtosurveysandreactionsonline,___47___caremuchwhethertheirdeliveriesareafew

minuteslate,whilemostbelievethatitisnotworthriskingsomeone'slifefor.Inresponse,Ele.meand

Meituanhaveaddedacombinationoffeaturesto___48___deliverytimesforslowelevatorsorbadweather

conditions.

Althoughthesenew___49___cannotsolvetheunderlyingproblemsofintensecompetitionorthe

inherentdangersofdriving,theyshould,insomemeasure,startreducingsomeofthepressureondrivers.In

themeantime,as___50___,wecanhelptomakelifefordeliveryriderssaferandeasier.___51___,bea

consideratepersonanddon'tleavethemwaitingfortoolong.Ifyouseeafooddeliveryguyrushingtoward

youonanescalatororintoadoor,considerstandingbackandlettinghimgofirst.Afterall,theyareputting

theirlivesonthelinejusttodeliverourfood.

37.A.frightB.delightC.painD.sorrow

38.A.runningB.walkingC.rushingD.wandering

39.A.arrestedB.firedC.blamedD.praised

40.A.destroyB.ignoreC.observeD.interrupt

41.A.everlastingB.dramaticC.slightD.final

42.A.HoweverB.NamelyC.IndeedD.Surprisingly

43.A.decidesB.refusesC.turnsoutD.takesturns

44.A.comparisonB.contrastC.competitionD.cooperation

45.A.adaptedB.achievedC.adoptedD.assumed

46.A.motivationsB.advantagesC.pressuresD.skills

47.A.someB.fewC.manyD.we

48.A.reduceB.expandC.narrowD.extend

49.A.actionsB.behaviorsC.featuresD.conditions

50.A.humansB.consumersC.friendsD.taxpayers

51.A.InonewordB.AsaresultC.ForexampleD.Onthecontrary

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinished

statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbest

accordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

Therehavealwaysbeenalotofcommonlybelievedbutfalseideasaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.

Somepeoplebelievethattheycan'thelpputtingonweightastheygetolder,whileothersholdthatifthey

exercising,theirmuscleswillturnintofat.Herearesomemoremyths:

rilneverloseweight-Icomefromafatfamily

Wrong!Whilewecan'tchangethebodytypewearebornwith,wecan*tblameourgenesfbrmakingus

fat.There'splentyofevidencethatfatnessrunsinfamilies,andthemainreasonisthattheysharethesame

habitofeatingtoomuchandexercisetoolittle.

IamfatbecauseIburncaloriesslowly

Wrong!Fatnessisnotcausedbyaslowmetabolism（新陈代谢）.Infact,althoughfatpeopleconsume

moreenergythanslimpeople,theyalsofailtorealizehowmuchtheyeat.Keepingadiarycanhelpyouwork

outyourdailyfoodintakemoreaccurately.

Exerciseisboring

Wrong!Anythingwillbecomeboringifyoudoitrepetitively.Thekeyistodevelopabalancedand

variedprogramthafsfunaswellasprogressive.IfyouenjoyaSundaywalk,takeadifferentroute.Ifyoudo

yoga,tryataichiclass.Ifyoulikeswimming,setyourselfadistanceortimechallenge.

Nopain,nogain

Wrong!Exerciseisnotmeanttohurt.Indeed,painisyourbodytellingyousomething'swrong,and

continuingtoexercisecouldleadtoseriousinjury.Youmayexperiencemilddiscomfortasyoubeginto

exerciseregularly,butthisisyourbodyadaptingtothepositivechangesinyourlifestyleandtheaches（疼痛）

shoulddisappearrelativelyquickly.Iftheydon*t,restandseekmedicaladvice.

52.Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutbeingfat?

A.Itisthefamilygenesthatmakepeoplefat.

B.Peoplearefatbecausetheyconsumetoolittleenergy.

C.Adiaryofexercisecanpreventpeoplefrombecomingfat.

D.Itistheconsequenceofpeople'sunbalancedlifestyle.

53.Accordingtotheauthor,howcanwemakeexercisemoreinteresting?

A.Bytakingvariedexercise.B.Bychoosingsimpleexercise

C.Bydoingregularexercise.D.Bystickingtooutdoorexercise.

54.Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutnNopain,nogain"inexercising?

A.Keepingfitisessentiallyapainfulexperience.

B.Paininexerciseisapreconditionforreachingyourgoal.

C.Exerciseshouldbestoppedifcontinuouspainisfelt

D.Gettingusedtopainleadstopositivechangesinyourbody.

55.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Todeclaretheimportanceofkeepingfit.

B.Toconfinnwhathaslongbeenbelievedaboutkeepingfit.

C.Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutfatnessandexercise.

D.Toexplainsomemedicalfactsaboutbeingfatanddoingexercise.

B

nish-AmericanInstitute

StudentClubNotes

FreeandLowCostGyms,HealthClubsandPools

NYCDepartmentofParksRecreationCenters

RecreationCenters:TheNYCDepartmentofParkshasmanyRecreationCentersthroughoutNewYork

City.RecreationCentersofferawiderangeoffreeandmembershipprogramsandservices.Somehaveindoor

swimmingpools.Almostallhaveweightrooms,basketballcourts,dancestudios,boxingrings,artstudios,

gamerooms,etc.

AllRecreationCentersofferawiderangeofprogramssuchasaerobics,dance,taichi,fencing,computer

classes,andart.Manyprogramsarefreeandopentothegeneralpublicbutmanyrequiremembership.

YoudonotneedtobeaNewYorkCityresidenttouseaRecreationCenter.Youmayuseyourannual

membershipatanyandallCenters.Useonenearthenish-AmericanInstituteandthenuseonenearyour

home.

Costs:Freeandmembershipprograms.Standardannualmembershipis$50forRecreationCenters

and$75fbrRecreationCenterswithpools.(Doyouknowanyone55andolder?Theseniormembershipis

only$10ayear.)

Standardannualmembershipprovidesscheduledaccesstothegym,pool,andalltheotherfacilities.

Instructor-ledcoursessuchasaerobics,martialarts,music,oryogamayrequireanadditionalfee.

ramInformation:Gotothehomepage.Onthe“Facilities”

menu,clickon“RecreationCenters.^^Onthe"RecreationCenters^^page,youwillfindinformationabout

membershipandfees.YouwillalsoseelinkstoRecreationFacilitiesbyborough(Bronx,

Brooklyn,Manhattan,Queens,andStatenIsland).

Onthe“Facilities"menu,youmayalsowanttocheckoutotherNYCDepartmentofParksfacilitiessuch

asbeaches,iceskatingrinks,naturecenters,runningtracks,soccerfields,etc.

RecreationCenters:ThereareseveralParksDepartmentRecreationCentersineachborough.Afteryou

gotothe''RecreationCenters“pageandclickonaborough,youwillfindalistofthecentersinthatborough

withtheiraddresses,phonenumbers,andweblinks.ThelistwilllooklikethatfbrManhattanbelow.Clickon

thelinkfbraparticularCentertolearnmoreaboutitsservices,schedules,andprograms.

56.WhatspecialbenefitscananannualmemberofRecreationCentersenjoy?

A.Havingaccesstoallthefacilitiesallyear.

B.Experiencingallprogramsandservicesfree.

C.TakingfreeInstructor-ledcourses.

D-Usingonlythecenternearyourhomefree.

57.Ifyourparentsandgrandparents(bothoversixty)wanttogetthememberships,howmuchwilltheypay?

A.Atleast$20.B.Atleast$120.C.Atleast$180.D.Atleast$220.

lyfailtofindonthehomepage.

A.thecostforvariousmembershipsB.thelocationsofrecreationscenters

C.thestaffandprovidedservicesD.thefacilities,phonesandweblinks

C

Learningasecondlanguageistrickyatanyage(anditonlygetstougherthelongeryouwaittoopenthat

dustyFrenchbook).Now,inanewstudy,scientistshavepinpointedtheexactageatwhichyourchancesof

reachingfluencyinasecondlanguageseemtoplummet:10.

Thestudy,publishedinthejournalCognition,foundthatit's"nearlyimpossible“forlanguagelearnersto

reachnative-levelfluencyiftheystartlearningasecondtongueafter10.Butthatdoesn'tseemtobebecause

languageskillsgodownhill."Itturnsoutyou'restilllearningfast.It'sjustthatyourunoutoftime,because

yourabilitytolearnstartsdroppingataround17or18yearsold,“saysstudyco-authorJoshuaHartshorne,an

assistantprofessorofpsychologyatBostonCollege.

Kidsmaybebetterthanadultsatlearningnewlanguagesfbrmanyreasons.Children'sbrainsaremore

plasticthanthoseofadults,meaningthey'rebetterabletoadaptandrespondtonewinformation."All

learninginvolvesthebrainchanging,“Hartshornesays,“andchildren'sbrainsseemtobealotmoreskilledat

changing.^^

Kidsmayalsobemorewillingtotrynewthings(andtopotentiallylookfoolishintheprocess)than

adultsare.Theircomparativelynewgraspontheirnativetonguemayalsobeadvantageous.Unlikeadults,

whotendtodefault(默认)totherulesandpatternsoftheirfirstlanguage,kidsmaybeabletoapproachanew

onewithablanksheetofpaper.

Thesefindingsmayseemdiscouraging,butitwashearteningforscientiststolearnthatthecriticalperiod

fbrfluentlanguageacquisitionmightbelongerthantheypreviouslythought.Somescientistsbelievedthatthe

briefwindowclosesshortlyafterbirth,whileothersstretcheditonlytoearlyadolescence.Comparedtothose

estimates,17or18-whenlanguagelearningabilitystartstodropoff-seemsrelativelyold.

"Peoplefaredbetterwhentheylearnedbyimmersion(沉浸)，ratherthansimplyinaclassroom.And

movingtoaplacewhereyourdesiredlanguageisspokenisthebestwaytolearnasanadult.Ifthat'snotan

option,youcanmimicanimmersiveenvironmentbyfindingwaystohaveconversationswithnativespeakers

intheirowncommunities/5Hartshornesays.Bydoingso,it'spossibletobecomeconversationallyproficient-

evenwithouttheadvantageofachild'sbrain.

59.Theword“plummet“inparagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.

A.diveB.riseC.endD.vary

60.WhatcanbeinferredfromJoshuaHartshorne'swords?

A.Age10-18isthebesttimetolearnasecondlanguage.

B.Childrenaretooyoungtograspasecondlanguage.

C.Communicatingwithnativespeakersenablesyoutomasterallthelanguageskills.

D.Adultsgobeyondthecriticalperiodforlearningasecondlanguage.

61.Whatmightbethereasonwhyadultscan'treachnative-levelfluencyinasecondlanguage?

A.Adultsarelessinfluencedbytheirmothertongues.

B.Adultsspendmoretimerespondingtonewinformation.

C.Adultsareonlytoowillingtoexperiencesomethingawkwardintheprocess.

D.Adultspreferanimmersiveenvironmenttoaclassroominlearningasecondlanguage.

62.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thebestageforlanguagelearning

B.theapproachestolearningasecondlanguage

C.thefactthatkidsleamasecondlanguagemoreeasilythanadults

D.whyadultsneedanimmersiveenvironmentfbrsecondlanguagelearning

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Each

sentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.SummerandSaturdayjobsprepareyoungpeoplefbrsuccessfulcareersinlaterlife,teaching

vitalsoftskills.

B.Studentstakesummerjobsmainlytocovertheirtuitionandthispracticeishighlyappreciated

bytheirparents.

C.Thatsaid,holidays,festivalsandtimespentwithfriendscostmoney.

D.Thismovecomesatatimeofapparentneed.

E.Softskillsaresoessentialtostudents5futurecareerthattheyhavetotakesummerjobsto

acquirethem.

F.Vacanciescanrangefromrolesasboringasfrycook,toseasonalworkatathemepark.

TheBenefitsofaSummerJob

Haveyoueverhadasummerjob?Formanyyoungpeople,summerisanexcitingperiodwhere

educationstopsandfunbegins.63Andtheverygroupwhohavethetimetobenefitfromthefun

summerhastooffermaynothavethefundstodoso.Thesolution?Asummerjob.

Theconceptofstudentsandyoungermembersofsocietybeinggainfullyemployedoverthesummer

periodisnotanewone.Andthereareopportunitiesoutthereforthosewhowanttoearn.64In

manycases,thejobsonlypayminimumwages,whichmayonlyhelpyouout.Butthemoneyisnottheonly

thingthat'sgained.

65Indeed,whentalkingabouttheirexperiencesofsummerjobs,peoplesaidtheygot

"invaluabletraining^^andlearntskillssuchaspunctuality,tolerance,andtheimportanceofhardwork.These

opportunitiesarethoughttobesoimportantthattheUKgovernmenthasplaced20,000summerjobvacancies

onitsFindaJobwebsite.

66Thepercentageofyoungpeopleworkingwhilestudyinghasmorethanhalvedsince1997,

fallingfrom42%to18%in2014.ThosearethefindingsofaUKgovernmentreportonthedeathofthe

Saturdayjob.EsterMcVeybelievesthisisbecauseyoungpeoplearechoosingtofocusmoreoneducation

ratherthanearningextramoney.

IV.Translation6%)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

67.尽管父母强烈反对，他还是决定毕业后去非洲。(despite)

68.让我们失望的是，他对我们的建议没有作评论。(comment(n.))

69.毫无疑问，意大利到处是来自遥远过去的历史遗迹，令人赞叹，使人着迷，让游客们恋恋不舍。(tear)

V.GuidedWriting(15%)

Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin80—100wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chinese.

70.进入高中学习已经有一段时间了，你是否已经适应新的校园生活？请结合自身经历，给以前的班主

任写一封信，描述一下现在的高中生活及感受。(可以从校园环境、课程设置、社团活动及人际交往等

选择1〜2方面进行描述)

VI.AdditionalExercises(20%)(选做)

SectionA(10%)

Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachwiththeproperformofthegivenword;

fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Culturemeansanyhumanbehaviourthatislearnedinhumansociety.Allofthemeaningfulpartsofa

culture(71)(pass)ontodifferentgenerationsthroughtraditionorsociallearning.Fromthis

viewpoint,allhumangroupshaveaculture.Culture(72)(exist)inagriculturalaswellas

industrializedsocieties.

Cultureisnecessaryforthesurvivalandexistenceofhumanbeingsashumanbeings.Practically

(73)humansknow,think,value,feel,anddoislearnedthroughtakingpartinasocio-cultural

system.Thisstatementiswellsupportedbysomewell-writtencases.Hereisoneofthecasesofchildren

(74)(grow)upapartfromhumansociety.IntheprovinceofMidnaporeinIndia,thedirectorofa

children'shome(75)(tell)bylocalvillagersthattherewere“ghosts“intheforest.Uponlooking

intothecase,thedirectorfoundthattwochildren,oneabouteightyearsoldandtheotheraboutsixyearsold,

appearedtohavebeenlivingwithagroupofwolvesintheforest.Thesechildrenweretheghosts

(76)(describe)bythelocalpeople.Inhisdiary,thedirectordescribeshisfirstviewofKamala(as

theolderchildwasnamed)andAmala(thenamegiventotheyoungerchild).

Kamalawasaterrible-lookingbeing-thehead,abigballofsomethingcoveringtheshoulders.Closeat

Kamala'sheelstherecameanotherterriblecreatureexactlylikethefirst,butsmallerinsize.Theireyeswere

brightandsharp,(77)humaneyes.Theywereveryfondofrawmeatandrawmilk.Gradually,as

they(78)(get)stronger,theybegangoingonallfours,andafterwardsbegantorunonallfours,

justlikesquirrels.

Childrenlearnhumanlanguageinthesamewaytheylearnotherkindofhumanbehaviour

by(79)(take)partinaculturalcommunity.Theylearnacertainhumanlanguage(80)

certainkindsofhumanbehaviourthroughtheirmembershipinacertaincultural

community.

SectionB(10%)

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.

Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.admireB.receptiveC.baseD.targetE.examiningF.loyal

G.introducingH.peerI.instantJ.appealingK.marketing

HaveyoueverbeenonSocialmediaandseenyourfavoritecelebritytalkingaboutaproduct?These

promotionsmightnotbetotallyrandom,andareactuallyseenasavitalpartofthe(81)process.

Thequestionis:Howdosocialmediainfluencersinfluence*whatyoubuy?

Humandesireforstatusandmakingfriends,combinedwithourneedtobelongtoagroup,makes

us(82)tobeing'sociallyinfluenced\Companiesoftenusethatdesiretohaveasimilarlifestyleto

acelebritywe(83)tohawkorlaunchaproduct.So,whatdothesepromotionsactuallydo?Firstly,

theycanbeusedtobuildbrandawareness.Asocialmediainfluencershouldhaveastrongunderstandingof

theplatformtheyoperateon,andthereforecancreate(84)contentthatnotonlystickstothebrand

image,butrkstheirfollowers9interestsinaproducttheymightneverhaveseenbefore.

Secondly,influencerscanimproveacompanyorproducfsrelationshipwiththeircustomer

(85).AccordingtoInMomenfs2018USRetailCXTrendsReportoncustomerloyalty,77%of

buyershavebeenbrand(86)formorethantenyears.Thisisalsotrueof60%ofmillennial