2021-2022学年上海市黄浦区某中学高三（下）期中英语试卷

2021-2022学年上海市黄浦区敬业中学高三（下）期中英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshort

conversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthe2019fourpossibleanswers

onyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Learningtodrive.

B.Buyingtheinsurance.

C.Buyingacar.

D.Takingaplane.

2.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Atanairport.

B.Atapolicestation.

C.Atatravelagency.

D.Atahotel.

3.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Customerandshopassistant.

B.Trainerandtrainee.

C.Customerandtravelagent.

D.Guideandtourist.

4.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Cantonesefood.

B.Shanghaifood.

C.Hunanfood.

D.Noneoftheabove.

5.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.7days.

B.lyear.

C.Anytime.

D.Twoyears.

6.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Shewillsellittobuyabookstore.

B.Sheischangingitintoabookstore.

C.Shewillrentittoabookstoreowner.

D.Sheisstillhesitatingaboutit.

7.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Becauseofthecoolair-conditioner.

B.Becauseofthedressingcode.（着装要求）

C.Becauseofhispoliteness.

0.Becauseoftheweatherforecast.

8.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Shelostherpurse.

B.Sheforgottobringmoney.

C.Shefailedtoattendtheconcert.

D.Shewasunabletogetthestudentdiscount.

9.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Hewassorryforthewoman'sabsence.

B.Hewashappyaboutthewoman'sabsence,

C.Hesuggestedthewomanbringherdaughter.

D.Hesuggestedthewomanvisittheuniversity.

10.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

A.Taylorisunlikelytochangehisbehavior.

B.ShethinksTaylorhasturnedoveranewleaf.

C.Tailorischangingatsuchaspeedasaleopard's.

D.SheissurprisedbutsatisfiedwithTaylor'schange.

SectionBDirections：InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandoneconversation.

Youwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandfourquestionsforthe

conversation.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper

anddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

11.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

(1)Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

A.Theyareremarkablyintelligentbirds.

B.Theycanpleaseaprincessbysendingroses.

C.Theyhaveasenseofenvironmentalprotection.

D.Theyhavebeentrainedtoberubbishcollectors.

(2)Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

A.NicolasdeVilliersistheinitiatorofthecrowrubbishpickingcampaign.

B.Theideaofcrowgarbagecollectingisrewardingthecrowsfortheirefforts.

C.Thepurposeofthecrowgarbagecollectorsisjusttocleantheenvironment.

D.Theexperimentofcrowgarbagecollectingisquitedifferentfromthatofcrowintelligence.

(3)Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Innovativecleanersoftheenvironment.

B.Closesupervisorsofthethemepark.

C.Birdexhibitstopleasepark-goers.

D.Magicalbirdstotrainpeople.

12.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

(1)Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

A.Competitiveandflexiblepersonalitiesdecidetheirachievement.

B.Theirsensitivitytothesurroundingsleadstotheirsuccess.

C.Theysharetheidealisticpersonalitiesandpursueperfection.

D.MarkZuckerbergandBillGatesaremiddlechildren.

(2)Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

A.Scientists.

B.Classicalmusicplayers.

C.Artists.

D.Chiefexecutiveofficials.

(3)Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

A.Birthorderaffectspersonality.

B.Birthorderinfluencecareerpaths.

C.Howpeopleachievetheirsuccess.

D.Familysizeplaysapart.

13.Decidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

(1)Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

A.Becauseoftheirdurability.

B.Becausetheyaresymbolsofstatus.

C.Becauseofthetrendinfashion.

□.Becausetheylookquiteappealing.

(2)Questionsarebasedonthefollowingpassage.

A.Themanwasthecreatorofjeans.

B.Themanappliedforapatentforjeans.

C.Itledtothepopularityofjeans.

D.Itledtoafloodoffakeproducts.

(3)WhydidthemanmentionLevi^?

A.Theyaredurableandwasheasily.

B.Theyappearonsexandviolenceads.

C.Theywinthefavorofmanywomenliberalists.

D.Theyareinfluencedbycowboystyleandrebelliousspirit.

(4)Whatwasthesecondreasonforthepopularityofjeans?

A.Theadvantagesofjeans.

B.ThecultureofwesternAmerica.

C.Thehistoryofjeans.

D.Thechangeofjeans.

II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillin

theblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswitha

givenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Whattosaytoarudeperson

14.AsLordWinstontookatrainfromLondontoManchester,hefoundhimselfbecomingsteadily

annoyed.Awomanhadpickedupherphoneandbeganaloudconversation,(1)would

lastanunbelievablehour.Angry,Winstonbegantotakeherpictureandsentittohismorethan

40,000followersontweeter.

(2)thetrainarrivedatitsdestination,Winstongotoffandleftquickly.Butthe

presswerewaitingforthewoman.WhenshowedtheLord'smessages,sheusedonewordto

describeWinston'sactions：rude.

Winston'staleissomethingofamicrocosmofourage(我们这个时代缩影)of

increasingrudeness,(3)(fuel)bysocialmedia(and,oftenpolitics).(在社

交媒体(和经常还有政治)推动下越来越粗鲁)Whatcanwedotofixthis?

Studieshaveshownthatrudenessspreadsquickly.Justwitnessingrudenessmakesitfar

morelikely(4)we,inturn,willberudelateron.Onceinfected,wearemore

aggressive,(5)(creative)andworseatourjobs.Theonlywaytoendaconflict

istocallitout,facetoface.Wemustsay,“Juststop."ForWinston,thatwouldhavemeant

(6)(approach)thewoman,tellingherthatherconversationwasfrustratingother

passengersandpolitelyaskinghertospeakmorequietlyormakeacallatanothertime.(改

天)

Therageandinjusticewefeelattherudebehaviorofastrangercandriveus(7)

(do)oddthings.Theactsofrevengepeoplehadtaken(8)(range)fromthe

ridiculoustothedisturbing.Butwecandoitwithgrace,byhandlingitwithoutatraceof

aggressionandwithoutbeingrude(9).Becauseoncerudepeoplecanseetheiractions

(10)theeyesofothers,theyarefarmorelikelytoendthatconflictthemselves.(一

旦粗鲁的人能通过他人的眼睛看到自己的行为，他们就极有可能自己结束冲突。)Asthis

tideofrudenessrises，civilizationneedscivility.(礼貌)

SectionBDirections：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachword

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.need.

15.

A.acceptingB.apparentC.deafeningD.desireE.ironicallyF.occasionally

GpresenceH.recaptureI.releaseJ.remainK.stillness

TheQuietestPlaceonEarth

MyqueststartedwhenIwasintheNewYorksubway.Mychildrenwerecrying,four

trainscamescreamingintothestationatonceandIputmyhandsovermyears-thenoisewas

(1).Incities,theever-present(始终存在的；无时无刻不在的)dullbackground

roarofplanes,cars,machineryandvoicesisafactoflife.Inanattemptto(2)some

peace,IdecidedtogoonamissiontofindthequietestplaceonEarth；todiscoverwhether

absolutesilenceexists.TheplaceIwasmostexcitedaboutvisitingwastheanechoicchamber

(吸波暗室)atOrfieldLaboratoriesinMinnesota.ltisthequietestplaceonearth-99.9

percentsound-absorbent.

But(3),farfrombeingpeaceful,mostpeoplefinditsperfectquiet

upsetting.The(4)ofsoundmeansthingsareworking；it'sbusinessasusual-when

soundisabsent,thatsignalsbreakdown.

Ibookeda45-minutesession-noonehadmanagedto(5)inforthatlong

before.(在这之前没有人能待这么长时间)Whentheheavydoorshutbehindme,Iwas

plungedintodarkness(lightscanmakeanoise).Forthefirstfewseconds,beinginsucha

quietplacefeltlikeparadise.Itriedtohearsomethingandheard••,nothing.

Then,afteraminuteortwo,Ibecameawareofthesoundofmybreathing,soIheldmy

breath.Myheartbeatbecame(6)-nothingIcoulddoaboutthat.ThenIstopped

thinkingaboutwhatbodilyfunctionsIcouldhearandbegantoenjoyit.Ididn*tfeelafraidand

cameoutonlybecausemytimewasup.EveryonewasimpressedthatFdbeatentherecord,but

havingspentsolongsearchingforquiet,Iwascomfortablewiththefeelingofabsolute

(7).AfterwardsIfeltwonderfullyrestedandcalm.

My(8)forsilencechangedmylife.Ifoundthatmakingspaceformomentsof

quietinmydayisthekeytohappiness-theygiveyouachancetothinkaboutwhatyouwant

inlife.Ifyoucan(9)becomemasterofyourownsoundenvironment-fromturningoff

theTVtomovingtothecountry,asIdid-youbecomealotmore(10)ofthenoises

ofeverydaylife.(你就会更能接受日常生活的噪音)

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage

therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA9B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordor

phrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

16.Let'ssayyourcompanyhasbeenmakingathleticshoesfor50or60years.Theyaregoodshoes.

(1),othercompanieshavespedpastyouintheraceforfameandtheprofitthatgoes

withit.Productswiththelogosoftheothercompaniesarestatussymbols.Productswithyour

logomakepeoplethinkofbasketballstarsfromthe1970s.Toturnthingsaroundyou,youhave

tochangeyourproduct's(2)imageintosomethingnew,andmakesureconsumers

getthemessage.Theymustmatchyourproductwithsomelargerideathathasnothingtodo

withshoes-beauty,prosperity,orevenworldpeace.(3)，youhavetobuildabrand.

Thetermbrand(烙记)comesfromthepracticeofusingahotirontoburnamarkintothe

skinofacoworahorse.Thisbrandhelpstheowner(4)hisorheranimalsfrom

others.Thebrandisakindoflabel,adeviceforcreatingrecognition.Brandingonproductsis

alsoallaboutrecognition.

PeopleequatethenameRollsRoyce,(5)，withclassicluxury.Therecognition

valueofthisbrandis(6).Itevenregisterswithpeoplewhohaveneverseenoneof

thecompany'scars.WhentheGermancompanyBMWboughttheRollscompanyin1998,they

werecarefultochange(7).TheyevencontinuedtobuildcarsinGreenwood,

England,becauseRollsRoyceisthoughtofas(8).

Amongsomestrongbrands,thelinebetweenpromotionalandpersonalimageis

(9).Somecustomersmayadoptabrand*simageastheirownimages.Theadsfor

Nikeshoesshowno-nonsenseathletes.Acustomermight(10)Nikeshoesbecause

sheconsidersherselfano-nonsenseathlete-andshewantsotherstothinkso,too.

BikersubcultureintheUnitedStatesowesagreatdealtothebranding(11)ofthe

Harley-Davidsonmotorcyclecompany(哈雷摩托车公司品牌成功).Harleyhasmanagedto

turnitsmotorcyclesintosymbolsofoppositiontomainstreamculturalvalues.Inaradio

interview,Harley-Davidson'sCEO,JimZiemer,pointsoutonewayhisbrand-anditsblack

-and-orangelogo-hasbecomevery(12).(个性化)

Interviewer：Whenbusinessschoolstudentsstudy(13),oneofthenamesthat's

alwaysatthetopofthatlistisHarleyDavidson.Inyourmind,whatisitthatmakesabrand?

Ziemer：Abrandismadewhenapersonreallyfeelsa(14)withthatbrand.I

mean,we'vetakenittotheultimate(我们已经做到了极致)，wherealotofourcustomers

haveaHarley-Davidsontattoo(文身)ontheirbodysotheyreallyfeelveryspecialand

linkedwiththebrand.

The(15)ofbranding,thehotirons,seemsnotsofaraway.(烙记/E|l的起源，

也就是烙铁，似乎并不遥远）

(1)A.AdditionallyB.NeverthelessC.Consequently□.Meanwhile

(2)A.well-receivedB.old-fashionedC.moderate0.revolutionary

(3)A.InotherwordsB.On由econtraryC.BycomparisonD.Asusual

(4)A.distinguishB.protectC.acquire0.release

(5)A.inresponseB.asusualC.onaverageD.forexample

(6)A.abstractB.restrictedC.mysteriousD.enormous

(7)A.everythingB.somethingC.no由ing□.anything

(8)A.recognizableB.luxuriousC.British0.valuable

(9)A.unclearB.visibleC.unusualD.deep

(10)A.dislikeB.buyC.produceD.ignore

(11)A.industryB.knowledgeC.successD.agent

(12)A.standardB.officialC.misleading0.personal

(13)A.managementB.brandingC.uniqueness0.interaction

(14)A.conflictB.combinationC.comparison0.connection

(15)A.originB.significanceC.development□.example

SectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.Everyquestionsareprovidedwithfourchoicesmarked

A,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe

passageyouhavejustread.

17.“Themangoesnearlykilledus,“toughsaidJulieMcKenziewithasmileandacelebratory

sundownerdrinkinherhand,pleasantrecallingthebackbreaking10-hourshiftsharvesting

tropicalfruitinnorthernAustralia.

Forthepastfewweeks,the60-year-oldgrandmotherhasbeenworkingalongsideher

64-year-oldhusband,IanMcKenzie,pickinggrapesintheheatofsummerintheNew

SouthWalesHunterValley.

ThecouplefromtheportcityofNewcastle,northofSydney,aregreynomads（游牧民；

不断更换工作的人），agrowingcohort（一群人）ofolderAustralianswhohaveswapped

（交换）thecomfortandfamiliarityofthesuburbsforalifeontheroadfollowingthefruit-

pickingtrail.

TheexactnumbersofgreynomadscrisscrossingAustralia（贯穿澳大利亚）are

unknown,butacademicshaveestimatedtherearetensofthousandsconstantlyonthemove,

andaroundaquarterofthosehavesoldtheirhomes.Forsome,tripsawaycanlastforafew

months,whileotherstravelindefinitely.Unlikeitinerantsnowbirds（流动的候鸟族）inNorth

America,whotravelsouthinrecreationalvehiclestoescapethewinter,Australia'swandering

retireesdoityear-round.

nItisquiteaphenomenon,“saidTimHarcourt,aneconomistattheUniversityofNew

SouthWalesBusinessSchool.nRetiredpeopledon'twanttostopworking.Theywantto

combineabitoffruitpicking,abitofleisureandabitoftravelingintheirretirement.Thereis

actuallyashortageofpeopleneededforfruitpicking,sohavingtheseexperiencedworkersisa

reallygoodthing,"hesaid.

Inothercornersoftheworld,includingSpainandSweden,thefruitpickingindustryis

beset（v.困扰/adj.充满的）bypoorconditionsandmeager（少的；不足的）wages,andoften

involvesunskilledmigrantsorillegalimmigrants.

Retireesjointhefruitpickingtrailfordifferentreasons.Somedoitforachangeof

lifestyle；somedoittoescapeboredom.FortheMcKenzies,ahealthscarefollowedbybrain

surgeryprompted（促使）64-year-oldIanMcKenzietowalkawayfromthepressuresofhis

oldlifeworkinginlogisticsinsearchofsomethingmorepeaceful.''Afteraboutfourmonths

（ontheroad）allthestressseemedtodropaway••,andwerealizedthatwewerefreeandwe

coulddowhatwewantedto,”heexplained."Welldoanythingandhavedoneanything."

（1）HowdotheMcKenziesfeelabouttheirlifenow?

A.Toughandunbearable.

B.Happyandhasty.

C.Adventurousandrelaxed.

D.Toughbutpleasant.

(2)WhatisthemajordifferencebetweengreynomadsinAustraliaandsnowbirdsinNorth

America?

A.Snowbirdstravelinrecreationalvehiclesbutgreynomadstravelinvans.

B.Greynomadssoldtheirhousesbutthesnowbirdskeeptheirproperty.

C.Snowbirdstravelinwintersbutgreynomadsarealwaysonthemove.

D.Greynomadsworkalotwhilesnowbirdstravelforrecreationalpurpose.

(3)Comparedwithyoungerlabor,greynomadshaveadvantagesin.

A.providingexperiencedservice

B.enjoyingtheirworkwithoutcomplaining

C.doingeverythinglegally

□.stayingonthefarmforaverylongtime

(4)WhichofthefollowingisNOTareasonfortheretireestochoosealifeofnomads?__

A.Tochangetheirlifestyle.

B.Toavoidboredom.

C.Tomaintaintheirhealth.

D.Tomakeafortune.

18.

▲Allerton,Liverpool

£590,000

Alarge-arealawnwouldlookathomeonatraditionalred-

brickcampus.SixmilessouthoftheUniversityofLiverpooland

the"knowledgequarter'*,itispartofAllertonPriory,designedand

builtbyVictoriangothicarchitectAlfredWaterhouseintheearly

1800sforalocalmerchantandnowseparatedinto

apartments.There'sathree-bedroomduplex(复式)onthe

lowergroundandgroundfloor.Thelivingroomhasfloor-to-

ceilingwindowsandviewsofthegrounds,andthere'saprivate

gateforresidentsleadingtoAllertonManorsportscarclub.

Fine&Country.0151-947-0810

▲Halton,Lancashire

£285,000

Thisenvironmentally-friendlyhomeisintheeco-settlementof

ForgebankinthevillageofHaltonontheoutskirtsofLancaster.lt

maysuitthebuyers一withconscienceandcash一whohave

chosentosettleclosetothecitytheystudiedin.Thecomplexsits

onthebanksoftheRiverLuneandnexttotheForestof

Bowland.Atwo-bedroomhomecovers1,050sqftwitha

balcony.Thefunkyyellowkitchencabinetryisbylocalcarpenters.

TheModemHouse,0203-795-5920

▲Eddington,Cambridge

£689,950

ThelocalgovernmentofCambridgeisdeveloping

sustainableresidentialdistricttwomilesnorthofthecity

with3,000homes,2,000postgraduateroomsfortheUniversity

ofCambridge,sportsfacilities,amarketsquareandparklot.One

ofthenewestphasesisKnightsPark.There'satwo-bedroom,

two-bathroomluxuryflatonthefourthflooroftheFlorey

buildingwithnostampdutytopay.

Hill,01223-607-200

▲Citycentre,Bristol

£565,000

Thistwo-bedroom,first-floorapartmentisinapastel-

coloured,periodtownhouse（老式联排别墅指ancientness）on

thewaterfrontintheheartofBristol'snightlife,（夜生活中心指

modernity）withaparkingspace,aliftandviewsoftheFloating

HarbourandtheArnolfiniartscentre.Beyondisthetree-lined

GeorgiangardensofQueenSquareintheoldtown.TheUniversity

ofBristolisa30-minutewalkaway.

KnightFrank,0117-317-1996

(1)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthehouseinAllerton?

A.Itenjoysanopenandbroadviewofnearbygrounds.

B.ItislocatedonthecampusoftheUniversityofLiverpool.

C.IthousestheAllertonManorsportscarclubonthesecondfloor.

D.Itwasdesignedintheearly18thcenturybyalocalmerchant.

(2)Whichhouseadvertisedboastsacombinationofmodernityandancientness?

A.Allerton,Liverpool

B.Halton,Lancashire

C.Eddington,Cambridge

D.Citycentre,Bristol

(3)AlexandSusan,anewlymarriedcouplewholovesportsandownacar,arelookingfor

atwo-bedroomhouseproperty.Theymaycontacttoaskformoreinformation.

A.Fine&Country

B.TheModernHouse

C.Hill

D.KnightFrank

19.Whatwouldtheworldbeiftherewerenohunger?It'saquestionthatthelate(已故的)

ecologistDonellaMeadowswouldaskherstudentsatDartmouthCollegebackinthe

1970s.Shesetouttocreateaglobalmovement.Theresult—anapproachknownassystems

thinking—isnowseenasessentialinmeetingbigglobalchallenges.

Systemsthinkingiscrucialtoachievingtargetssuchaszerohungerandbetter

nutrition.Accordingtosystemsthinking,changingthefoodsystem—oranyothernetwork-

requiresthreethingstohappen.First,researchersneedtoidentifyalltheplayersinthatsystem；

second,theymustworkouthowtheyrelatetoeachother：andthird,theyneedtounderstand

andquantifytheimpactofthoserelationshipsoneachotherandonthoseoutsidethesystem.

Takenutritionforexample.TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization

tracked150biochemicalsinfoodandvariousdatabases,whichrevealedtherelationships

betweencalories,sugar,fat,vitaminsandtheoccurrenceofcommondiseases.Butusing

machinelearningandartificialintelligence,networkscientistsproposethathumandietsconsist

ofatleast26,000biochemicalsandthatthevastmajorityarenotknown.Thisshowsthatwe

havesomewaytotravelbeforeachievingthefirstobjectiveofsystemsthinking—which,in

thisexample,istoidentifymoreconstituentpartsofthenutritionsystem.

Asystemsapproachtocreatingchangeisalsobuiltontheassumptionthateveryoneinthe

systemhasequalpowerandstatus.Butthefoodsystemisnotanequalone.Therehavebeen

callsforaWorldFoodandNutritionOrganization,sothatlegallybindingpoliciescanbe

appliedtoallitsmembers.Anotherwaytoaddresspowerimbalancesisformoreuniversitiesto

dowhatMeadowsdidandteachstudentshowtothinkusingasystemsapproach.

Ateamofresearchershasdonejustthat,throughtheInterdisciplinaryFoodSystems

TeachingandLearningprogram.Studentsfromdisciplinesincludingagriculture,ecologyand

economicslearntogetherbydrawingontheircollectiveexpertiseinaddressingreal-world

problems,suchashowtoreducefoodwaste.Sinceitslaunchin2015,theprogramhastrained

morethan1,500studentsfrom45universitydepartments.

Moreresearchers,policymakersandrepresentativesfromthefoodindustrymustlearnto

lookbeyondtheirdirectlinesofresponsibilityandembraceasystemsapproach,astheeditors

ofNatureFoodadvocateintheirlauncheditorial.Meadowsknewthatvisionsalonedon't

produceresults,butconcludedthat"wellneverproduceresultsthatwecan'tenvision".(仅仅

视野不能产生结果，但是我们永远不会产生我们无法想象的结果)

(1)Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.howtoconductresearchefficiently

B.howtobuildaworldfoodorganization

C.anapproachtosolvingreal-worldproblem

D.anapproachtoapplyingscientificfindings

(2)Accordingtoparagraph3,thestudyconductedbynetworkscientistsrevealed

that.

A.artificialintelligenceismoreusefulthantraditionalmethods

B.achievingsystemsthinkingrequiresidentifyingmorecomponents

C.weareunabletogainthoroughunderstandingofournutritioussystem

D.somebiochemicalsarerelatedwiththeoccuiTenceofcommondiseases

(3)Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheInterdisciplinary(各个学科之间)

FoodSystemsTeachingandLearningprogram?

A.Itistheonlywayofsolvingimbalanceinourfoodsystem.

B.Itaimstourgethegovernmentstocarryoutitsfoodpolicies.

C.Itseekstosolvetheoreticalissuesaboutfoodandnutrition.

D.Ithascultivatedmanyinterdisciplinarytalentssinceitslaunch.

(4)Whatcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?

A.Noresultscanbeachievedifnobodyiswillingtotakeresponsibility.

B.Visionisthefirstnecessarysteptowardssolvingglobalchallenges.

C.Visionisnotasimportantasunderstandingthenatureofproblems.

0.Systemsthinkingisunrealistic,soconcreteactionshouldbetaken.

SectionCDirections：Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwiththesentence

thatbestfitsthecontext.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwo

sentencesmorethanyouneed.

20.

A.Hesaysthatthesecretofsuccessissimplymanyhoursofhardwork.

B.Butsurelythereareexceptionstothisrule?

C.Nevertheless,researchersdofindsomeexceptions.

D.Mozartwrotehisfirstrealmasterpiecewhenhewastwenty-one.

E.Apparently,everyextrafriendthatyouhaveatschooladdstwopercenttoyoursalarylater

inlife!

F.Talentdidn'tseemtoworkaswellasgenerallythought.

Reachingthetop

Manysocialscientistshavestudiedthephenomenonofsuccess.OneAmericanstudy

claimsthatyoursocialnetworkisthekeytosuccess.(1)Perhapsthisboostsyourself

-confidenceorperhapsyouhavemorepeopletosupportyou.Anotherstudylinksheightand

success：everyextracentimeterisworthanother$300peryear.Thetroubleisthatforevery

persontowhomthesetheoriesapply,thereisanexception.

However,inhisbookOutliers-TheStoryofSuccess,author,MalcolmGladwell,has

comeupwithatheorythatheclaimsistrueineverycase.(2)Hehascalculated

exactlyhowmanyhoursworkyouneedtodoinordertobecome'thebest1inyourfield：10,

000hoursapparentlyoraboutfourhoursadayfortenyears.Withoutthiskindofdetermination

andhardworkyouprobablywon'treachthetop,regardlessofyourtalent.

Researcherslookedatviolinplayersinamusicschooltotestthistheory.Teachersputthe

playersintothreegr