上海市实验学校2021-2022学年高三四月月考英语卷含详解

上海市实验学校2021学年第二学期

高三四月月考英语卷

1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

2.试卷分为I卷和II卷，全卷共13页(试题部分10页、答题部分3页)

3.所有选择题和语法题均在问卷星上完成，并及时提交。

4.概要、翻译和作文写在答题纸上，拍照后上传至QQ群英语作业。

第I卷(共90分)

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

U.S.researchershavefoundtracesofanancientlakeonMarsrecently,increasinghopesofdiscovering

evidence]billionsofyearsagotheRedplanethostedlife.

“Thelakeappears2(cover)asmuchas80squaremilesandwasupto1,500feetdeep,“saidthe

teamfromtheUniversityofColorado.

“ThisisthefirstclearevidenceofshorelinesonthesurfaceofMars,“saidBoulder'sresearchassociate,

GaetanoDiAchille,inastudypublishedinthelatesteditionofGeophysicalResearchLetters.

“Theidentificationoftheshorelinesand3(accompany)geologicalevidenceallowustocalculate

thesizeandvolumeofthelake,whichprobably4(date)fromsome3.4billionyearsago.^^

Analysisoftheimageshasshownthatthewatercarvedoutthecanyoninwhichitwasfound,5then

openedoutintoavalleydepositingsediment(沉积物)whichformedadelta.''Findingshorelinesisagreat

discoverytous,"saidassistantprofessorBrianHynek,addingitshowedthatthelake6(exist)atatime

whenMarswasthoughttohavebeencoldanddry.

ThesciencefieldbelievesthattheoldestsurfacesonMarsformedduringthewetandwarmera7

(know)astheNoachanepoch,about4.1billionto3.7billionyearsago.

ThenewlydiscoveredlakeisbelievedtodatefromtheHsperianeraandpostdatestheendofthewarmand

wetperiodonMars8300millionyears,accordingtothestudy.Scientistsbelievedeltasnexttothelake

9holdsecretsaboutpastlifeonMars10suchplacesonEarthhavebecomethenatural

depositsoforganiccarbonandothermarkersoflife.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.non-existentB.ideaC.frustratedD.surgeE.application

F.instantlyG.repetitiveH.timelyI.considerationJ.swollenK.fault

Beinganinformationtechnology,orIT,workerisnotajobIenvy.Theyaretheoneswho,rightinthemiddle

ofacriticalmeeting,areexpectedto11fixtheprojectorthat'snolongerworking.Theyhavetotolerate

thebadtempersofcolleagues12atthenumberoftimesthey'vehadtocallthehelpdeskforthesame

issue.Theyarealsotheoneswhoknowtherearesystemsthataremorepowerful,reliableandfaster,buttheir

employersimplywillnotputupthefundstobuythem.

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeeswhohaveajobreliantonITsupportconsiderITamajorsourceof

jobdissatisfaction.Thoughno13oftheirown,theycansuddenlyfindtheirproductivitydeterioratingor

qualitycontrol14.Andthere'slittletheycandoaboutit.

TheexperienceofusingITpenetrates（渗透）almosttheentireworkfield.Ithasbecomeacrucialpartof

employees9overallworkexperience.WhenITisoperatingasitshould,employeeself-confidenceswells.Theirjob

satisfaction,too,can15whenwell-functioningmachinesrelievethemofdulltasksor

16processes.Butifthere'sonethingthattriggerswidespreademployeefrustration,it'sanIT

transformationprojectgonewrong,where17-expectationshavebeenpoppedandalonglistofpromised

efficiencieshavebeenreversed.ThisoccurswhenbusinessleadersimplementITinitiativeswithlittle

18ofhowthosechangeswillimpacttheenduser,whichiswhymanagersshouldappreciatejusthow

influentialtheITuserexperienceistotheiremployees,andexertsubstantialeffortinensuringtheirITteam

eliminatesprogrammingerrorsand19crashes.Adequateand20ITsupportshouldalsobe

availabletoenableuserstocopewithtechnologicalissuesatwork.Moreimportantly,ITpractitionersneedto

understandwhatemployeesexperiencementallywhentheyuseIT.

Therefore,businessesneedtosetuptheirITinfrastructuresothatitisdesignedtofitinwiththeiremployees'

work,ratherthanadjusttheirwoktofitinwiththecompany'sITlimitations.

IILReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Fromchildhoodtooldage,wealluselanguageasameansofbroadeningourknowledgeofourselvesandthe

worldaboutus.Whenhumansfirst21,theywerelikenewbornchildren,unabletousethis

22tool.Yetoncelanguagedeveloped,thepossibilitiesforhumankind'sfutureattainmentsandcultural

growthincreased.

Manylinguistsbelievethatevolutionis23forourabilitytoproduceanduselanguage.Theyclaim

thatourhighlyevolvedbrainprovidesuswithinnatelanguageabilitynotfoundinlower24.Proponents

ofthisinnatenesstheorysaythatour25forlanguageisinborn,butthatlanguageitselfdevelops

gradually,26afunctionofthegrowthofthebrainduringchildhood.Therefore,therearecritical

27timesforlanguagedevelopment.

Current28ofinnatenesstheoryaremixed,however,evidencesupportingtheexistenceofsome

innateabilitiesisundeniable.29,moreandmoreschoolsarediscoveringthatforeignlanguagesarebest

taughtinthelowergrades.Youngchildrenoftencanlearnseverallanguagesbybeingexposedtothem,whileadults

haveamuchhardertimelearninganotherlanguageoncethe30oftheirfirstlanguagehavebecomefirmly

fixed.

Althoughsomeaspectsoflanguageareundeniablyinnate,languagedoesnotdevelopautomaticallyina

vacuum.Childrenwhohavebeenisolatedfromotherhumanbeingsdonot31language.This

demonstratesthatinteractionwithotherhumanbeingsisnecessaryfor32languagedevelopment.Some

linguistsbelievethatthisisevenmorebasictohumanlanguage33thananyinnatecapacities.These

theoristsviewlanguageas34.learnedbehavior.35.childrenlearnlanguagefromtheirparents

byimitatingthem.Parentsgraduallyshapetheirchild'slanguageskillsbypositivelyreinforcingpreciseimitations

andnegativelyreinforcingimpreciseones.

21.A.originatedB.evolvedC.bornD.generated

22.A.appropriateB.valuableC.reliableD.favorite

23.A.essentialB.availableC.convenientD.responsible

24.A.organizationsB.organismsC.humansD.children

25.A.potentialB.performanceC.preferenceD.passion

26.A.asB.justasC.likeD.unlike

27.A.ideologicalB.biologicalC.socialD.psychological

28.A.reviewsB.referencesC.reactionsD.recommendations

29.A.InawordB.InasenseC.IndeedD.Inconsequence

30.A.regulationsB.formationsC.rulesD.constitutions

31A.understandB.speakC.possessD.interpret

32.A.rightB.properC.accurateD.suitable

33.A.appreciationB.acquisitionC.requirementD.alternative

34.A.imitativeB.communicativeC.initiativeD.accumulative

35.A.AsaresultB.AfterallC.AboveallD.Inotherwords

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

(A)

I'musuallyfairlyskepticalaboutanyresearchthatconcludesthatpeopleareeitherhappierorunhappieror

moreorlesscertainofthemselvesthantheywere50yearsago.Whileanyofthesestatementsmightbetrue,they

arepracticallyimpossibletoprovescientifically.Still,Iwasstruckbyareportwhichconcludedthattoday's

childrenaresignificantlymoreanxiousthanchildreninthe1950s.Infact,theanalysisshowed,normalchildren

aged9to17exhibitahigherlevelofanxietytodaythanchildrenwhoweretreatedfbrmentalillness50yearsago.

WhyareAmerica'skidssostressed?Thereportcitestwomaincauses:increasingphysicalisolation——brought

onbyhighdivorceratesandlessinvolvementincommunity——andagrowingperceptionthattheworldisamore

dangerousplace.

Consideringthatwecan'tturntheclockback,adultscanstilldoplentytohelpthenextgeneration.

Atthetopofthelistisnurturingabetterappreciationofthelimitsofindividualism.Nochildisanisland.

Strengtheningsocialtieshelpsbuildcommunitiesandprotectindividualsagainststress.

Tohelpkidsbuildstrongerconnectionswithothers,youcanpulltheplugonTVsandcomputers.Yourfamily

willthankyoulater.Theywillhavemoretimeforface-to-facerelationships,andtheywillgetmoresleep.

Limittheamountofvirtualviolenceyourchildrenareexposedto.Ifsnotjustvideogames,moviesand

mobilephones;childrenseealotofmurderandcrimeonthelocalnews.

KeepyourexpectationsfbryourchildrenreasonableManyhighlysuccessfulpeopleneverattendedHarvard

orYale.

Makeexercisepartofyourdailyroutine.Itwillhelpyoucopewithyourownanxietiesandprovideagood

modelfbryourkids.Sometimesanxietyisunavoidable.Butitdoesn'thavetoruinyourlife.

36.Accordingtoananalysis,comparedwithnormalchildrentoday,childrentreatedasmentallyill50years

ago.

A.wereprobablylessself-centeredB.werelessisolatedphysically

C.wereconsideredlessindividualisticD.probablysufferedlessfromanxiety

37.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenhesays,“wecan'tturntheclockback"(Line1Para.3)?

A.It'simpossibletoforgetthepast.

B.Ifsimpossibletoslowdownthepaceofchange.

C.Lessonslearnedfromthepastshouldnotbeforgotten.

D.Thesocialrealitychildrenarefacingcannotbechanged.

38.Thefirstandmostimportantthingparentsshoulddotohelptheirchildrenis.

A.togetthemmoreinvolvedinsociety

B.tosetagoodmodelforthemtofollow

C.tolowertheirexpectationsforthefuture

D.toprovidethemwithasaferenvironment

39.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?

A.Children'sanxietyisnotsoseriousasitseems.

B.Anxiety,thoughunavoidable,canbecopedwith.

C.Children'sanxietycanbeeliminatedwithmoreparentalcare.

D.Anxiety,ifproperlycontrolled,mayhelpchildrenbecomemature.

(B)

ExploresomeofNewZealand'sbestskiing&snowboardingfield.Whateveryourability,Cardronahas

thesnowforyou!

The2021winterseasonrunsfromJune16-October14,2021.HalfDay&1Dayliftpassesaresplitinto

Peak&OffPeakpricing:

Peak-July,August&SeptemberOffPeak-June&October

2021SingleHalfDay*HalfDay*1Day1DayIDay

DaySkiPassesOffPeakPeakOffPeakPeakLearnerILift

Adult$80$85$99$115$65$35

Child$45$50$50$60$42$25

Student$70$75$85$95$65$35

SeniorN/AN/A$75$85$65$35

*Halfdaypasses:8.30a.m.-12.30p.m.morning,12.30p.m.-4p.m.afternoon

*RockyMountainSuperPassholdersmustbooklodgingwithCardronatobeeligibleforfreedaypasses.

Pleaseemailreservations@withanaccommodationbookingrequest&theliftticketbenefit

request.

WhatpassamIeligiblefor?Readourliftpassdefinitionsbelowtofindout.

"Multipassesarevalidforbothconsecutive&non-consecutivedays&canbeusedanytimethroughoutthe

2021winterseasonatCardronaonly.

YourliftpasswillbestoredonanelectronicRFIDpass.Tomakethemostofyourcleverpass,activateyour

personalprofileonline.Onceyou'reloggedintoyourprofileyoucan:

■Topupyourcardwithliftpasses,rentalgear,lift&rentalpackagesandlessons.

,Keeptrackofyouron-slopestatisticsatCardrona(daysspent,runcount,activitiestaken,etc.)

DefinitionsforLiftPasses:

Student:18+yrsenrolledfulltime(minimum32weeksinacalendaryear)withaNewZealandorAustralian

tertiaiyinstitution.StudentID&proofoffulltimestatus(letterfrominstitution)isrequired.IDcardmustbein

English&includeavalidexpirydate.

Child:Currentlyattendingschool,6-17yrsinclusive.Kidsunder6skiforfreeinwinter,&kidsunder9bike

forfreeinsummer!PhotoIDwillberequired.

Senior:65-74yrsofage.PhotoIDwillberequired.

Under6yrs&75Years+:Under6yrs&over75yrs,asatJune1,2021,skiforfree.Pleasecollecta

complimentaryliftpassfromtheticketoffice.PhotoIDwillberequired.

40.Afteractivationofyouronlineprofile,whatcanyoudotomaximizethevalueofyourpass?

A.YoucanmonitorwhatactivitiesyouhavedoneatCardrona.

B.YoucanstoreyourliftpassonanelectronicRFIDpass.

C.Youcanopenuptheonlineaccountofyourcleverpass.

D.Youcanparticipateinmosttutorlessonswithoutanycharge.

41.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Cardronaisonlyopentothosewhoareskilledatsnowingorskiing.

B.OnecangetinCardronafrom8.30a.m.to4p.m.with1DayPeakpass.

C.AnyonewithRockyMountainSuperPasscanhavefreeaccesstoCardrona.

D.Thosewith1DayOffPeakpassareentitledtoskiatCardronaonOct.24th.

42.HowmuchwilltheHalfDayPeakpassescostforafamilyoftwoparents,one12-year-oldboy,onefreshmanat

AucklandUniversity,one5yearsold,andonegrandmotherof76?

A.$270B.$275C.$295D.$320

（C）

Facingwatershortagesandescalatingfertilizercosts,farmersindevelopingcountriesareusingrawsewage

（下水道1亏水）toirrigateandfertilizenearly49millionacresofcropland,accordingtoanewreport——anditmay

notbeabadthing.

Whilethepracticecarriesserioushealthrisksformany,thosedangersareoutweighedbythesocialand

economicgainsforpoorurbanfarmersandconsumerswhoneedaffordablefood."Thereisalargepotentialfor

wastewateragriculturetobothhelpandhurtgreatnumbersofurbanconsumers,saidLiqaRaschid-Sally,wholed

thestudy.

Thereportfocusedonpoorurbanareas,wherefarmsinornearcitiessupplyrelativelyinexpensivefood.Most

oftheseoperationsdrawirrigationwaterfromlocalriversorlakes.Unlikedevelopedcities,however,theseareas

lackadvancedwater-treatmentfacilities,andriverseffectivelybecomesewers（下水道）.

Whenthiswaterisusedforagriculturalirrigation,farmersriskabsorbingdisease-causingbacteria,asdo

consumerswhoeattheproducerawandunwashed.Nearly2.2millionpeopledieeachyearbecauseofdiarrhea-

related（与腹泻相关的）diseases,accordingtoWHOstatistics.Morethan80%ofthosecasescanbeattributedto

contactwithcontaminatedwaterandalackofpropersanitation.ButPayDrechsel,anenvironmentalscientist,

arguesthatthesocialandeconomicbenefitsofusinguntreatedhumanwastetogrowfoodoutweighthehealth

risks.

Thosedangerscanbeaddressedwithfarmerandconsumereducation,hesaid,whilethefreewaterand

nutrientsfromhumanwastecanhelpurbanfarmersindevelopingcountriestoescapepoverty.

Agricultureisawater-intensivebusiness,accountingfornearly70%ofglobalfreshwaterconsumption.

Inpoor,dryregions,untreatedwastewateristheonlyviableirrigationsourcetokeepfarmersinbusiness.In

somecases,waterissoscarcethatfarmersbreakopensewagepipestransportingwastetolocalrivers.

Irrigationistheprimaryagriculturaluseofhumanwasteinthedevelopingworld.Butfrequentlyuntreated

humanwasteharvestedfromlavatoriesisdeliveredtofarmsandspreadasfertilizer.

Inmostcases,thehumanwasteisusedongraincrops,whichareeventuallycooked,minimizingtheriskof

transmittingwater-bornediseases.Withfertilizerpricesjumpingnearly50%permetrictonoverthelastyearin

someplaces,humanwasteisanattractive,andoftennecessary,alternative.

Incaseswheresewagemudisused,expensivechemicalfertilizerusecanbeavoided.Themudcontainsthe

samecriticalnutrients.

“Overlystrictstandardsoftenfail“JamesBartram,aWHOwater-healthexpert,said."Weneedtoacceptthat

factacrossmuchoftheplanet,sowastewithlittleornotreatmentwillbeusedinagriculturefbrgoodreason.

43Whatisthemainproblemcausedbytheuseofwastewaterforirrigation?

A.Farmersandconsumersmaybeaffectedbyharmfulbacteria.

B.Itwillmakethefarmproducelesscompetitiveonthemarket.

C.Itwilldriveproducersofchemicalfertilizersoutofbusiness.

D.Riversandlakesnearbywillgraduallybecomecontaminated.

44.WhatisenvironmentalscientistPayDrechsePsattitudetowardstheuseofuntreatedhumanwastein

agriculture?

A.Indifferent.B.Responsible.C.Favorable.D.Skeptical.

45.WhatdoesPayDrechselthinkoftherisksinvolvedinusinguntreatedhumanwastefbrfarming?

A.Theycanbeaddressedbyimprovedsanitation.

B.Theywillbeminimizedwithnewtechnology.

C.Theyhavebeensomewhatexaggerated.

D.Theycanbedealtwiththrougheducation.

46.WhatdowelearnaboutJamesBartram'spositionontheuseofhumanwasteforfarming?

A.HechallengesLiqaRaschid-Sally^conclusion.

B.Hedeemsitindispensablefbrcombatingglobalpoverty.

C.HeechoesPayDrechsefsopinionontheissue.

D.Hethinksittheonlywayoutofthecurrentfoodcrisis.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthe

box.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyou

need.

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,choosethebestanswersfromthesixstatementsaccordingtowhatyou

havejustread.

YourIncredibleBrain

PhysicistEmersonPughoncesaidthatifthehumanbrainweresosimplethatwecouldunderstandit,we

wouldbesosimplethatwecouldn't.Thankfully,thecomplexityofbrainissogreatthatwearenotsimpleand

neither,therefore,isthetaskofunderstandingit.

47Ourlatestattempttocountthemsuggeststhereare75differenttypesintheneocortexalone,the

arearesponsibleforourmostadvancedthoughtsandbehaviors.

Thatisn'ttosayoureffortstoexplorethebrain'smysteriesareinvain.DespitePugh'sobservation,weare

alwayslearningmoreandmoreabouthowa1.5-kilogramlumpoftissuethatfluttersandcracklesinsideourskull

cancomeupwithourmostelaborate—behaviors.48

Breakthroughsintheunderstandingofhowourbrainstitch（缝合）togetheroursenseofrealityareredefining

whatitmeanstobeconscious.Theyarealsohighlightingthepersistentpowerofthemind,eveninthecasesin

whichourbodieshideallsignsofawareness.

Wedon'tappeartobeheadingtowardsaworldofjarsfullofbrains,bodiesthrownaway,justyetthough.

49Gutthinkingisnotjustacleverturnofphrase:microbesinourintestines（肠道）affectourriskfbr

neurologicalconditions,andcaninfluenceourmoodandmentalhealth.

Andwhenitcomestopreventingcognitivedecline,physicalactivityiscrucial.Still,let?snotrejectasci-fi

futureentirely—weknow,fbrinstance,thatmagneticstimulationcanhavemanyuses,fromtreatingdepressionto

superchargingourbrain'sprocessingpower,effectivelymakingussmarter.

Thehumanbrainhasmanymorerevelationsinstore,andtheymayrequireustorethinkoldideasorcorrect

ourassumptions.50Afterall,betweenourearsliesthemostcomplexobjectintheknownuniverse.

A.Butthatshouldcomeasnosurprise.

B.Ourbrain-bodyconnectionhasneverbeensostrong.

C.Pugh'sclaimappearstobewidelychallengedamongscientificcircles.

D.Yeteachnewinsightraisesmorequestions,whileitalsocastsage-oldproblemsinanewlight.

E.Weseemtohavealongwaytogobeforewewillbeabletoshedanyfurtherlightonthestructureofthebrain.

F.However,itcanfeellikeanamazingachievementtoestablishevenbasicfacts,suchashowmanydifferentkinds

ofbraincellswehave.

第n卷（共50分）

IV.SummaryWriting

51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinno

morethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

TeachingChildrenaboutForgiveness

Ifyou'veseenyourchildrenstruggletoforgivesomeonefbrhurtingthem,youknowthatforgivenessis

complicated.Afterall,forgivenessiscomplicatedfbradults,too.Attimes,wewonderwhywe'retryingtoforgive

someoneanyway;later,wemightthinkwe'veforgiventhem,onlytoexperienceasuddenburstofanger.Indeed,it

takesmanyyearsforustograspthemeaningofforgivenessaswegrowup.

Ifsunderstandablethatchildrenmayfeelhurtorangrywhenafrienddoessomethingless-than-kindtothem.

Maybethefriendsaidsomethingunkindorbrokesomethingprecious,embarrassedthem,excludedthem,ortold

theirsecrets.Childrenmaybetemptedtogetevenwithafriendwho'sdonethemwrong,bydoingsomethingworse

ortellingeveryonehowterriblethefriendis,buttryingtogetrevengeonlyescalates（升级）theconflict.

Parentscanplayanimportantroleinteachingchildrenaboutforgiveness.Childrenwatchhowimportant

adultsintheirlivesrespondwhensomeonedoessomethingunkind.Dotheycomplaintoothersorspeakdirectlyto

thepersoninvolved?Howlongdoesittakethemtogetoverbeingmadorhurt?Howdotheygetoverit?Parents

canteachtheirchildrenaboutthevalueofforgivenessbyregularlypracticingitintheirownlives.

Sometimesparentscantalkwiththeirchildrenaboutforgiveness,basedonwherekidsareintheircognitive

（认知的）andemotionaldevelopment.Forexample,childrenneedtounderstandthatnooneisperfect,so

generouslyforgivingawell-meaningfriendisacaringthingtodo.Ifparentscanhelpchildrenseethingsalittle

morefromotherpeople'sperspective,thiswillmakeforgivenesseasier.Theseconversationscanchangetheway

childrenthinkaboutforgivenessandhelpthememotionallyrecoverwhentheyinevitablyexperienceharmand

unfairtreatmentfromothersinlife.

V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthe

brackets.

52.一批又一批的中学生自愿加入了抗击疫情的战斗。（volunteer）（汉译英）

53.他们所称的“弱势群体”指的是没子女陪伴的残疾老人。（refer）（汉译英）

54.在桥梁建筑领域工作了数十年，这位资深工程师处理起这种问题来游刃有余，你尽管放心。（count）

（汉译英）

55.目前有些家庭严重缺少食物、药物之类的必需品，但问题不是这些物资供应短缺，而是没有足够的人

手进行运输和配送。（lie）（汉译英）

VLGuidedWriting

56.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowin

Chinese.

假如你是实验中学高三学生龚瞩，下个月学校即将迎来35周年校庆，现在策划团队向全校同学征集校庆

当天各项活动的“金点子”。请给学生会写一封电子邮件，谈谈自己的方案并说明理由。

上海市实验学校2021学年第二学期

高三四月月考英语卷

1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。

2.试卷分为I卷和II卷，全卷共13页(试题部分10页、答题部分3页)

3.所有选择题和语法题均在问卷星上完成，并及时提交。

4.概要、翻译和作文写在答题纸上，拍照后上传至QQ群英语作业。

第I卷(共90分)

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

correct.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

U.S.researchershavefoundtracesofanancientlakeonMarsrecently,increasinghopesofdiscovering

evidence]billionsofyearsagotheRedplanethostedlife.

“Thelakeappears2(cover)asmuchas80squaremilesandwasupto1,500feetdeep,“saidthe

teamfromtheUniversityofColorado.

“ThisisthefirstclearevidenceofshorelinesonthesurfaceofMars,“saidBoulder'sresearchassociate,

GaetanoDiAchille,inastudypublishedinthelatesteditionofGeophysicalResearchLetters.

“Theidentificationoftheshorelinesand3(accompany)geologicalevidenceallowustocalculate

thesizeandvolumeofthelake,whichprobably4(date)fromsome3.4billionyearsago.”

Analysisoftheimageshasshownthatthewatercarvedoutthecanyoninwhichitwasfound,5then

openedoutintoavalleydepositingsediment(沉积物)whichformedadelta.''Findingshorelinesisagreat

discoverytous,"saidassistantprofessorBrianHynek,addingitshowedthatthelake6(exist)atatime

whenMarswasthoughttohavebeencoldanddry.

ThesciencefieldbelievesthattheoldestsurfacesonMarsformedduringthewetandwarmera7

(know)astheNoachanepochabout4.1billionto3.7billionyearsago.

ThenewlydiscoveredlakeisbelievedtodatefromtheHsperianeraandpostdatestheendofthewarmand

wetperiodonMars8300millionyears,accordingtothestudy.Scientistsbelievedeltasnexttothelake

9holdsecretsaboutpastlifeonMars10suchplacesonEarthhavebecomethenatural

depositsoforganiccarbonandothermarkersoflife.

【1~10题答案】