2016年上海高考英语真题试卷（解析版含听力原文）

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第I卷（共103分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youv/illheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand（he

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Itissatisfactory.B.Itisluxurious.

C.Itisold-fashioned.D.Itisdisappointing.

2.A.OnAugust5th.B.OnAugust6th.C.OnAugust7th.D.OnAugust8th.

3.A.Awaiter.B.Abutcher.C.Aporter.D.Afanner.

4.A.Inatheatre.B.Inalibrary.C.Inabookingoffice.D.Inafurniturestore.

5.A.Sheexpectedtoabettershow.B.Shecouldhardlyfindherseat.

C.Shewasn'tinterestedintheshow.D.Shedidn'tgetafavourablescat.

6.A.Thewomanofteneats,outforbreakfast.B.Thecafeteriaservesgoodbreakfast.

C.Thewomandoesn'thavebreakfast.D.Thecafeteriadoesn'tservebreakfast.

7.A.Sellingcucumbers.B.Plantingvegetables.C.Ccx）kingameal.D.Pickingtomatoes.

8.A.Themanshouldworkhard.B.Themanshouldturndownthejoboffer.

C.Themanmayhaveanotherchance.D.Themancanapplyfor（hejobagain.

9.A.Itisahotandsnioggyday.B.ThereisatrafficjamonKingStreet.

C.Avehicleispollutingtheair.D.Themanisreadingareportonline.

10.A.Itsendingisnotgoodenough.B.Itsspecialeffectsarenotsatisfying.

C.Itdeservesanaward.D.Ilisgoodexceptforthescarypart.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestions

oneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefburpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhich

onewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arcbasedon(hefollowingpassage.

11.A.$l.B.$2C.$3D.$52.

12.A.Paythebillsfirst.

B.Spend2%ofthesalaryonlivingexpenses.

C.Deposit$1000everymonth.

D.Putpartof(hemoneyinasavingsaccount.

13.A.Methodsofsavingmoney.

B.Savingmoneyforfamilyemergencies.

C.Theimportanceofsavingmoney.

D.Secretsofspendingmoneywisely.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Freeeducation.

B.Asumofmoney.

C.Donationsfromalocalnewspaper.

D.Giftsfrommanypeople.

15.A.Ixtstudentsinbeforeschool.

B.Offericecreamandcoffee.

C.Introduceabankintothecampus.

D.Reducethetrafficjamsaround.

16.A.Itlackspositivenews.

B.Itshouldgrowintoabigcity.

C.Itisaplaceworthlivingin.

D.Itremainspeacefulandquiet.

SectionC

Directions:InsectionC.youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillberead

twice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththe

informationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

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Time:20breakPlace:Thecomputerroom

DSAT

Blank21through24arebasedcnthefollowingconversation.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

WhoisSueWalter?Sheis21incourtandawriter.

WhatisSue'ssuggestionfbrpeoplewithdifticultics?22

InSue'seyes,whatisthebestpartaboutherjob?23indecision-making.

WhatdoesSuethinkhappinessis?24

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreading(hepassagesbelow,fillin【heblankstomakejhepassagescoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproper

form.ofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

(A)

BagsofLove

Lastyear,Iwasassignedtoworkatanofficenearmymother'shouse,soIstayedwithherfora

month.Duringthattime,Ihelpedoutwiththehouseworkandcontributedtothegroceries.

Afterlessthanaweek,Istartednoticingthatthegrocerieswererunningoutprettyquickly

wewerealwayssuddenlyoutofsomething.(25)(wonder)howinymumcouldconsume

themsoquickly,Ibeganobseningherdailyroutinefortwoweeks.Tomysurprise,Ifoundthat

shewouldpackapaperbagfullofcannedgoodsandheadouteverymorningataboutnine.

Eventually,Idecidediofollowherand(26)happenedtru'yamazedme.Shewastaking

thefoodtoiherefugeecamp,in(27)shedistributedittochildren.

Iaskedaroundandfoundoutthatmymumwasverywellknowninthearea.Thekidswere

veryfriendlywithherandevenlookeduptoherasifsheweretheirownmother.Thenithitme

—whywouldshenotwanttotel)meaboutwhatshe(28)(do)?WassheworriedabouthowI

wouldreactorthatIwouldstop(29)(buy)thegroceriesifIfoundout?

Whenshegothome,I(oldheraboutmydiscovery.(30)shecouldreact,Igaveherabig

hugandtoldhershedidn,tneedtokeepitasecret(31)me.Shetoldmethatsomeofthe

childrenlivedwithanolderladyinashelterwhileotherssleptonthestreets,boryears,mymum

hasbeenhelpingoutbygivingthemwhateverfoodshecouldspare.Iwassoimpressedby

(32)selflessshewas.

(B)

Stress:GoodorBad?

Stressusedtobeanalmostunknownword,butnowthatwea,reusedtotalkingaboutit,Ihave

foundthatpeoplearebeginningtogetstressedaboutbeingstressed.

Inrecentyears,stress(33)(regard)asacauseofawholerangeofmedicalproblems,

fromhighbloodpressuretomentalillness.Butlikesomanyotherthings,itisonlytoomuch

stress(34)doesyouharm.Itistimeyouconsideredthatiftherewerenostressinyourlife,

youwouldachievealittle.Ifyouarestuckathomewithnostress,thenyourlevelofperformance

willbelow.Uptoacertainpoint,themorestressyouareunder,the(35)(good)your

performancewillbe.Beyondacertainpoint,though,furtherstresswillonlyleadtoexhaustion,

illnessandfinallyabreakdown.Youcantellwhenyouareoverthetopandonthedownward

slope,byaskingyourself(36)numberofquestions.Doyou,forinstance,feelthattoo

muchisbeingexpectedof(37),andyetfinditimpossibletosayno?Doyoufindyourself

gettingimpatientor(38)(annoy)withpeopleoverunimportantthings?...Iftheanswertoall

thosequestionsisyes,youhadbet(er(39)(control)yourstress,asyouprobablyarcunder

morestressthanisgoodfbryou.

Tosomeextentyoucancontroltheamountofstressinyourlife.Doctorshaveworkedouta

chartshowinghowmuchstressisinvolvedinvariousevents.Gettingmarriedis50,pregnancy40,

movinghouse20,Christmas12,etc.Ifthetotalstressinyourlifeisover150.youaretwiceas

likely(40)(get)ilL

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonly

beusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accountB.adjustableC.appliancesD.captureE.decorationsEdirect

GexperimentH.intendedI.operatedJ.soullessK.squeeze

GoldenRulesofGoodDesign

Whatmakesgooddesign?Overtheyears,designersandartistshavebeentryingto_41

theessentialsofgooddesign.Theyhavefoundthatsomesayingscanhelppeopleunderstand,the

ideasofgooddesign.Therearefourasfollows.

Lessismore.ThissayingisassociatedwiththeGerman-bomarchitectMiesvandcrRohe.In

hisModernistview,beautyliesinsimplicityandelegance,andtheaimofthedesigneristocreate

solutionstoproblemsthroughthemostefficientmeans.Designshouldavoidunnecessary42

Moreisnotabore.TheAmerican-boniarchitectRobertVenturiconcludedthatifsimplicityis

donebadly,(heresultis43design.Post-Modernistdesignersbegan(o44with

decorationandcoloragain.Productdesignwasheavilyinfluencedby(hisviewandcanbeseenin

kitchen45suchasovensandkettles.

Fitnessfbrpurpose.Successfiilproductdesigntakesintoconsiderationaproduct'sfunction,

purpose,shape,form,color,andsoon.Themostimportantresultfortheuseristhattheproduct

doeswhatis46.Forexample,thinkofa(n)47desklamp.1(needstobeconstructed

frommaterialsthatwillstand(heheatofthelampandregularadjustmentsby(heuser.Italso

needstobestable.Mostimportantly,itneedsto48lightwhereitisneeded.

Fromfollowsemotion.ThisphraseisassociatedwiththeGennandesignerHartmutEsslinger.

Hebelievesdesignmusttakeinto49thesensorysideofournature—sight,smell,touch

andtaste.Thesearcasimportantas理,性的).WhenchoosingeverydayproductssuchNS

toothpaste,weappreciateacool-lookingdevicethatallowsustoeasily50thetoothpaste

ontoourbrush.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B.CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Inthe1960s,DouglasMcGregor,oneofthekeythinkersin（heartofmanagement,

developedthemowfamousTheoryXandTheoryY.TheoiyXistlieidea（hatpeopleinstinctively

51workandwilldoanythingtoavoidit.TheoryYistheview:hateveryonehasthepotential

tofindsatisfactioninwork.

Inanycase,despitesomuchevidencetothe52.manymanagersstillagreetoTheoryX.

Theybelieve,53,thattheiremployeesneedconstantsupervisioniftheyaretowork

effectively,orthatdecisionsmustbeimposedfrom54withottconsultation.This,ofcourse,

makesforauthoritarian（专制的）managers.

Differentcultureshavedifferentwaysof55people.Unlikeauthoritarianmanagement,

soniccultures,particularlyinAsia,arcwellknownfortheconsultativenatureofdecision-making——all

membersofthedepartmentorworkgroupareaskedto55tothisprocess.Thisis

managementbythecollectiveopinion.ManywesterncompanieshavetriedtoimitatesuchAsian

waysofdoingthings,whicharebasedongeneral57.Someexpertssaythatwomenwill

becomemoreeffectivemanagersthanmenbecausetheyhavethepowertoreachcommongoalsin

awaythattraditional58managerscannot.

Arecenttrendhasbeentoencourageemployeestousetheirowninitiative,tomakedecisions

ontheirownwithout59managersfirst.Thisempowerment（授权）hasbeenpartofthetrend

towardsdownsizing:60thenumberofmanagementlayersincompanies.Afterde-layering

inthisway,acompanymaybe61withjustatoplevelofseniormanagers,front-line

managersandemployeeswithdirectcontactwiththepublic.Empowcnncnttakestheideaof

delegation（委托）muchfurtherthanhas62beenthecase.Empowermentanddelegation

meannewformsofmanagementcontrolto63thattheoverallbusinessplanisbeing

followed,andthatoperationsbecomemoreprofitableundertheneworganization,ratherthanless.

Anothertrendisoff-sitcor64management,where（camsofpeoplelinkedbye-mail

andtheInternetworkonprojectsfromtheirownhouses.Projectmanagersevaluatethe_65

oftheteammembersintermsofwhattheyproduceforprojects,ratherthantheamountoftime

theyspendonthem.

51.A.desireB.seekC.loseD.dislike

52.A.contraryB.expectationC.degreeD.extreme

53.A.viceversaB.forexampleC.howeverD.otherwise

54.A.outsideB.insideC.belowD.above

55.A.replacingB.assessingC.managingD.encouraging

56.A.referB.contributeC.objectD.apply

57.A.agreementB.practiceC.electionD.impression

58.A.bossyB.experiencedC.westernD.male

59.A.askingB.trainingC.warningD.firing

60.A.doublingB.maintainingC.reducingD.estimating

61.A.honoredB.leftC.crowdedD.compared

62.A.economicallyB.traditionallyC.inadequatelyD.occasionally

63.A.denyB.admitC.assumeD.ensure

64.A.virtualB.ineffectiveC.day-to-dayD.on-the-scene

65.A.opinionB.riskC.performanceD.attractiveness

SectionB

Direction：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedsattments.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtoth?informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Oneearlymorning.Iwentintothelivingroomtofindmymotherreadingathickbookcalled

BestLovedPoemstoReadAgainandAgain.Myinterestwasarousedonlybythefactthatthe

word"Poems“appearedinbig,hotpinkletters.

“Isitgood?^^Iaskedher.

“Yeah,"sheanswered."There'soneIreallylikeandyou'Hlikeit.too.MIleanedforward.

u4PattyPoem,^^^shereadthetitle.WhoisPatty?Iwondered.Thepoembegan:

Sheneverputshertoysaway.

Justleavesthemscatteredwheretheylay,...「散乱的

Thepoemwasjustthreeshortsections.Thefinalonecamequickly:

Whenshegn?卬sandgatherspoise^,,稳重

I'llmissherharu.m-scaruni'noise,窗莽撞的

Andlookinvain'forscatteredtoys.'徒劳地

AndI'llbesad.

Aterriblesorrowwashedoverme.WhoeverPattywas,shewasameangirl.Then,theshock.

“It'syou,honey,“Mymothersaidsadly.

Tomymother,thepoemrevealedaparent'saffectionwhenherchildgrowsupandleaves.To

me,the“she”inthepoemwashorror.Ilwasmymamawhowouldbesad.IlwassoterribleIburst

outcrying.

“What'swrong?^^mymotherasked.

"OhMama,“Icried.”【don'twanttogrowupever^^^

Shesmiled.''Honey,it'sokayYou'renotgrowingupanytimesoon.Andwhenyoudo.Tilstill

loveyou,okay?”

“Okay,“Iwasstillweeping.Mypanichasgone.ButIcouldnothelpthinkingaboutthatsilly

poem.Afterwhatseemedlikeasafeamountoftime,Ireadthepoemagainandwasconfused.It

allfitsowelltogether,likeapuzzle.Thelanguagewassimple,sosimpleIcouldplainly

understanditsmeaning,yetitwasstillbeautiful.Iwasnowfascinatedbytheideaofpoetry,words

thathadthepowertomakeorbreakaperson'sworld.

Ihavesincefalleninlovewithotherpoems,but“PallyPocm,,remainsmypoem.Afterall,

“PattyPoem“gavememylovefbrpoetrynotbecauseitwasthepoemthatliftedmyspirits,but

becauseitwastheonethathurtmethemost.

66.WhywasthewriterattractedbythebookBestLovedPoemstoReadAgainandAgain?

A.Itwasathickenoughbook.

B.Somethingonilscovercaughthereye.

C.Hermotherwasreadingitwithinterest.

D.Ithasameaningfultitle.

67.Afterhermotherreadthepoemtoher,thewriterfeltatfirst.

A.sadB.excitedC.horrifiedD.confused

68.Thewriter'smotherlikedtoread''PattyPoem^^probablybecause.

A.itreflectedherownchildhood

B.itwaswritteninsimplelanguage

C.itwascomposedbyafamouspoet

D.itgaveherahintofwhatwouldhappen

69.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethaf'PattyPocm''lcadsthewriterto

A.discoverthepowerofpoetry

B.recognizeherloveforpuzzles

C.findhereagernesstogrowup

D.experiencegreathomesickness

(B)

Istherelinkbetweenhumansandclimatechangeornot?Thisquestionwasfirst

studiedinIheearly1900s.Sincethen,manyscientistshavethoughtthatouractionsdo

makeadifference.In1997,theKyotoProtocolexplainedourroleintheEarth'schanging

atmosphereandsetinternationallimitsforgasemissions(排放)from2008to2012.Some

countrieshavedecidedtocontinuethesereductionsuntil2020.Morerecently,theParis

Agreement,stuckbynearly200countries,alsoaimstolimitglobalwarming.Butjust

nowhowmuchwarmeritwillget-dependsonhowdeeplycountriescutcarbon

emissions.

；—3.5C

).二Thisishowmuchtemperatureswouldriseby2100evenifnationsliveuptotheinitial

Parispromisestoreducecarbonemissions;thisrisecouldstillputcoastalcitiesunder

wateranddriveoverhalfofallspecies(oextinction.

‘个’

-2C

Tomeetthisminimumgoal,theAgreementrequirescountriestotightenemissionstargets

everyfiveyears.Eventhisincreasecouldsinksomeislands,worse干旱)and

driveadeclineofuptoathirdinthenumberofspecies.

泗I

1.5*C

-Thisis(hemostambitiousgoalfortemperaturerisesetbytheParisAgreement,aftera

pushbylow-lyingislandnationslikeKiribati,whichsaylimitingtemperatureriseto

1.5℃couldsavethemfromsinking.

0.8,C

Thisishowmuchtemperatureshaverisensincetheindustrialagebegan,puttingus40%ofthe

waytothe2"Cpoint.

—0℃

Thebaselinehereisaverageglobaltemperaturebeforethestartoftheindustrialage.

70.ItcanbeconcludedfromparagraphIthat,.

A.theproblemofglobalwarmingwillhavebeenquitesolvedby2020

B.gasemissionshavebeeneffectivelyreducedindevelopedcountres

C.theParisAgreementsismoreinfluentialthantheKyotoProtocol

D.humanshavemadecontinuouseffortstoslowdownglobalwarming

71.IfnationscouldonlykeeptheinitialpromisesoftheParisAgreement,whatwouldhappenby

theyear2100?

A.Thehumanpopulationwouldincreasebyonethird.

B.Littleover50%ofallspecieswouldstillexist.

C.Nationswouldnotneedtotightentheiremissionstargets.

D.TheAgreement'sminimumgoalwouldnotbereached.

72.Ifthoseislandnationsnotfarabovesealevelaretosurvive,themaximumtemperaturerise,

sincethestartoftheindustrialage,shouldbe.

A.0.8℃B.1.5℃

C.2cD.3.5℃

(C)

Enough"meaninglessdriver*.That,sthemessagefromagroupofmembersoftheUK

governmentwhohavebeenexamininghowsocialmediafirmslikeLinkedlngatherandusesocial

mediadata.

TheHouseofCommonsScienceandTechnologyCommittee'sreport,releasedlastweek,has

blamedfirmsformakingpeoplesignuplolongincomprehensiblelegalconiraclsandcallsforan

internationalstandardorkitemark(认证标记)loidcniifysitesthathavecleartermsand

conditions.

“Thetermandconditionsstatementthatweallcarelesslyagreetoismeaninglessdrivelto

anyone,“saysAndrewMiller,thechairofthecommittee.Instead,hesays,firmsshouldprovidea

plain-Englishversionof(heirterms.Thesimplifiedversionwouldbecheckedbyathirdpartyand

awardedakitemarkifitisanaccuratereflectionoftheoriginal.

Itisnotyetclearwhowouldadministerthescheme,buttheUKgovernmentislookingat

introducingitonavoluntarybasis,“weneedtothinkthrouglihowwemakethatworkin

practice,''saysMiller.

Wouldwepayanymoreattentiontoakitemark?”Ithinkifyouwentanddidthesurvey,

peoplewouldliketothinktheywould,''saysNigelShadboltattheUniversityofSouthampton,

UK,whostudiesopendata.4*Wcdoknowpeopleworryalotabout(heinappropriateuseof(heir

information?'Butwhatwouldhappeninpracticeisanothermatter,hesays.

Otherorganisationssuchasbanksaskcustomerstosignlongcontractstheymaynotreador

understand,butMillerbelievessocialmediarequiresspecialatten.ionbecauseitissonew.uWe

stilldon'tknowhowsignificantthelong-termimpactisgoingtobeofunwisethingsthatkidspul

onsocialmediathatcomebackandbitethemin20years'hesays.

Shadbolt,whogaveevidencetothecommittee,saystheproblemisthatwedon'tknowhowco

mpanieswilluseourdatabecausetheirbusinessmodelsandusesofdataarestillevolving.Large

collectionsofpersonalinfonnationhavebecomevaluableonlyrecently,hesays.

Theshockandangerwhenasocialmediafirmdocssomethingwithdatathatpeopledon't

expect,evenifusershaveapparentlypermission,showthatthecurrentsituationisn'tworking.If

properlyadministered,akitemarkontermsandconditionscouldhelppeopleknowwhatexactly

theyaresigningupto.Althoughtheywouldstillhavetoactuallyreadthem.

73.Whatdoesthephrasemeaninglessdriver'inparagraphsIand3referlo?

A.Legalcontractsthatsocialmediafirmsmakepeoplesignuplo.

B.WarningsfromtheUKgovernmentagainstunsafewebsites.

C.Guidelinesonhowtousesocialmediawebsitesproperly.

D.Insignificantdatacollectedbysocialmediafirms.

74.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatNigelShadboltdoubtswhether.

A.socialmediafirmswouldconductasurveyonthekitemarkscheme

B.peoplewouldpayasmuchatentiontoakitemarkastheythink

C.akitemarkschemewouldbeworkableonanationwidescale

D.thekitemarkwouldhelpcompaniesdeveloptheirbusinessmodels

75.AndrewMillerthinkssocialmedianeedsmoreattention(hanbanksmainlybecause.

A.(heirusersconsistlargelyofkidsunder20yearsold

B.thelanguageintheircontractsisusuallyhardertounderstand

C.theinformationtheycollectedcouldbecomemorevaluableinfuture

D.itremainsunknownhowusers,datawillbetakenadva.nlageof

76.Thewriteradvisesusersofsocialmediato.

A.thinkcarefullybeforepostinganythingontosuchwebsites

B.readthetermsandconditionsevenifthereisakitemark

C.takenofurtheractioniftheycanfindakitemark

D.avoidprovidingloomuchpersonalinformation

77.Whichof(hefollowingisthebesttitleof(hepassage?

A.Saynotosocialmedia?

B.Newsecurityrulesinoperation?

C.Acceptwithoutreading?

D.Administrationmatters!

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsin

thefewestpossiblewords.

WalkingwillbebannedonescalatorsaspartofatraildesignedtoreducecongestionIffl)at

someofthecountry'sbusiestsUtions.

Inthefirstmoveofitskind,alltravelerswillbeforcedtostandonbothsidesofescalatorson

theLondonUndergroundaspartofaplantoincrease容量)at(heheightoftherush

hour.

Asix-monthtrialwillbeintroducedalHolbomstationfrommid-April.eliminatingtherule

ofstandingontherightandwalkingontheleft.Themove,imitatingasimilarstructureinFar

easterncitiessuchasHongKong,isdesignedtoincreasethenumberofpeopleusinglong

escalatorsatthebusiesttimes.itcouldheexpandedacrosstheTubenetworkincomingyears.

AccordingtoLondonUnderground,only40percentoftravelerswalkthefulllengthoflong

escalators,leavingthemajorityat(hebottomastheywaittogetoniothe“standing"side.

Athree-weektrialatHolbomlastyearfound(hatthenumberofpeopleusingescalatorsatany

timeofcouldberaisedbyamostathird.PeterMcNaught,operationsdirectoratLondon

Underground,said:"Itmaynotseemrightthatyoucangoquickerbystandingstill,butour

experimentsatHolbornhaveprovedthatitcanbetrue.Thisnewsix-monthtrialwillhelpusfind

outifwccaninfluencecustomers(ostandonbothsidesinthelonglerm.”

HolbornhasoneofthelongestsetsofescalatorsontheUndergroundnetworkat23.4high.

Tubebossesclaimthatcapacitywaslimitedbecausesofewpeoplewantedtowalkup-meaning

onlyonesidewasusedatalltines.Researchhasshownthatilismoreeffectiveuseofescalators

over18.5tobanwalking.

Tlieprevioustrialfoundthaescalatorsatthestationnormallycarried2.500peoplebetween

8:30amand9:30amonatypicalday,risingto3,250duringtheresearchingperiod.

Inthenewtrial,whichwillbelaunchedfromApril18,oneofthree“up”escalatorswillbe

standingonly,withasecondbanningwalkingalpeaktimes.Athirdwillremainamixofwalking

andstanding.

(Note:Answeringthequestions(hequestionsorcompletethestaicmcntsinNOMORETHAN

TENWORDS.)

78.Whatistheexistingproblen:withstandingontherightandwalkingontheleft?

79.Whatdidlastyear'sthree-weektrialatHolbornstationprove?

80.Theresearchsuggeststhatwalkingshouldbeforbiddenonescalators(hatarcatleast

inheight.

81.inthenewtrail,inadditiontooneescalatorbanningwalkinginrushhours,theother"up"

escalatorswillbeusedfor.

第II卷(共47分)

I.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

1.我真希望自己的文章有朝一日能见报。(hope)

2.二十世纪末中国经济