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2018黄浦区第一学期期末质量检测卷
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A. Waiter and guest. B. Trainer and trainee.
2. A. At Susan Baker's.
C. In his own office.
3. A. Line1. B. Line2
4. A He acted in the drama at the last minute.
C. He hesitated to play a role in the drama.
5. A. She isn't sure whether Jessica will come.
C. Jessica is always late for activities.
6. A. Frank moved to the suburbs recently.
C. Frank is a friend of the Wilsons' .
7. A. The exam was easier than Jane had expected.
C. Jane failed to do well in the last exam.
8. A. Buy some new furniture.
C. Hunt for a new apartment.
9. A. She didn't feel like going.
C. She hadn't been invited .
10. A Invest in the old model.
C. Buy a new washing machine.
C. Policeman and driver. D. Teacher and student.
B. At the computer company
D. In a restaurant
2.C. No.952. D. No.925.
B. He finally decided to quit the drama
D. He made up his mind to see the drama.
B. She can't speak to Jessica now.
D She can't bear Jessica's being late.
B. John bought a new house in the suburbs.
D. The Wilsons bought a new house at a good price.
B. It's easy for Jane to do better in the next exam.
D. Jane has just forgot about the exam.
B. Complain to the landlord.
D. Change the content of a rent contract.
B. She didn't think it would be fun.
D She wasn't feeling well last night
B Have the old washing machine fixed.
D. Design a new style model.
Section B
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. It is only famous for being America's backyard.
B. Quebee is its largest province, which is eight times larger than UK
C. The area of Ontario is larger than that of Spain and France combined.
D. All of the Canadians will speak French while they are in Ottawa
12. A. Enjoy the Pacific Ocean on the western coast of Canada.
B. Breathe fresh air in the beautiful mountains.
C. Experience incredible hiking and limitless wildlife.
D. Visit the city of Vancouver on Vancouver Island.
13. A. Niagara Falls is the oldest natural wonders of the world
B. Rainbows can be easily seen above the mists from miles away.
C. Visitors can appreciate breathtaking views of the Falls from different angles.
D. Newly married couples visit the Falls after the wedding.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. To prepare the students for the next reading assignment.
B. To provide background information for a class discussion.
C. To review material from a previous lesson. D To prepare for a quiz on chapter six
15. A. Insurance companies. B. Sailors. C. Manufacturers D. Merchants.
16. A. They include features similar to earlier policies.
B They are totally different from the ones in the Middle Ages.
C. They contain only four earlier policies in chapter six.
D. They don't provide shipping protection any more.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.


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17. A. He just has no time to buy one. B. He grew up after it became common.
C. He thinks a good one costs too much. D He doesn't think it does good to life.
18. A A computer. B.A video camera. C. An FM radio D. A fax machine.
19. A. He thought telephone bills might be a burden.
B. He was disappointed at the telephones on each street comer.
C. He believed he simply didn't need it for anything.
D. He would contact his friends with the help of his computer.
20. A. He gets great enjoyment when he
B He regards the jet plane as the only modern form of media.
C. He inks up with people from foreign counties by the Internet
D. He thinks the international communication won't develop without the jet plane

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Just How Buggy is Your Phone?
What item in your home crawls with爬满了；满是the most germs? If you say ___21___ toilet seat, you’re wrong.
Kitchen sponges 海绵top the list.位为榜首 But cell phones are pretty dirty too. They contain around 10 times as many
germs as toilet seats. People touch their phones, laptops, and other digital devices all day long, yet rarely clean them.
In one incident, a thief paid a terrible price for stealing a germy cell phone. He stole it from a hospital in Uganda during a
widespread of the deadly disease Ebola. The phone’s owner reported the theft before ___22___（die）from the disease. Soon,
the thief began showing symptoms and finally ___23___（confess）to the crime.
___24___ in that unusual case a cell phone carried dangerous bacteria, not all germs are bad. Most cause no harm. In fact,
they could provide helpful information. Look at the surface of your phone carefully. Do you see some dirty mars?“That's all
you,”says microbial ecologist Jarrad Hampton- Marcell.“That’s biological information.”
It turns out that the types of germs that you apply all over your phone or tablet are different from ___25___ of your
friends and family. They’re like a fingerprint that could identify you. Some day in the future, investigators may use these
microbial fingerprints to solve crimes. Phones and digital devices may be one of the best places to look for buggy clues.
In a 2017 study, researchers sampled抽样 a range of surfaces in 22 participants’ homes, ___26___ countertops and
floors to computer keyboards and mice. Then they tried to match the microbial fingerprints on each object to its owner. The
office equipment was easiest to match to its owner. In an ___27___（early）study, a different group of researchers found that
they could use microbial fingerprints to identify the person who ___28___（use）a computer keyboard even after the
keyboard sat untouched for two weeks at room temperature.
One day, microbial signatures might show ___29___ people have gone and what they have touched. They could prove
___30___ an unmarked device is yours. So, sure, your phone is pretty germy. Does that inspire you, or does it just bother
you?
21. the 22. dying sed 24. AlthoughThough 25. those
26. from 27. earlier 28. had used 29. where 30. that

Section B
A. measurement B. similar C. remarkably D. monetary E. astronomy F. altered
G. civilization H. defined I. independence J. invariably总是；不变地；一定地 K.
dominated
The Nile
The ancient Greek writer Herodotus once described Egypt-with some envy-as‘the gift of the Nile’. The Egyptians depend
on the river for food, for water and for life. The Ancient Egyptians were able to control and use the Nile, creating the
earliest irrigation systems and developing a prosperous ___31 civilization ___.

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Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost ___32 invariably ___ each year in June. Once the water
subsided vi. 平息；减弱；沉淀；, a rich deposit of sand 大量沉积下的泥沙was left behind, making an excellent topsoil
表层土. Seeds were sown, yielding wheat, barley, beans, lentils and leeks. Drought could spell disaster for the Egyptians, so
during the dry seasons, they dug basins and channels to deliver water to their land. They also devised simple channels to
transfer water at the peak of the flood. 种上麦子、大麦、豆子、红豆、韭菜。干旱可能会给埃及人带来灾难，所以在< br>干旱季节，他们挖盆地和渠道把水送到他们的土地上。他们还设计了一些简单的渠道，以便在洪峰时调水。
An early system of ___33 measurement ___ a Nilometer, was used to determine the size of the floods. Later, during the
New Kingdom, a lifting system called a shaduf was used to raise water from the river--___34 similar ___ to the way in
which a well is used today.
The Egyptians took up some of the earliest trading missions. Without a(n) ___35 monetary ___ system they exchanged
goods, bringing back timber, precious stones, pottery, spices and animals. Their efforts in medicine were also ___36
remarkably ___ advanced: surgeons performed operations to remove cysts（囊肿）. Mummification gave them great
understanding of the human body-yet they also relied heavily on various medicines to prevent disease, and discoveries were
often confused with superstition（迷信）. And while a great deal of time was dedicated to ___37 astronomy ___ the
Egyptians thought the stars were gods.
By the 16
th
century Egypt was under the Ottoman Empire until Britain seized control in 1882. What is now mostly Arabic
Egypt only won ___38___ from Britain after World War Ⅱ. The Suez Canal, opened in 1869, _____39 defined _____the
country as a center for world transportation. But it, and the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 ___40 altered___
the ecology of the Nile, which now struggles to satisfy the country’s rapidly growing population, currently more than 76
million-the largest in the Arab world.
31. G 32. J 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. E 38. I 39. H 40. F

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A










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Keeping The Taps Running in Thirsty Cities
在缺水的城市保持自来水供应

Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface yet only 2% of it is accessible as a source of fresh water. ___41___ on this limited
resources is rising, a trend likely to continue.
水覆盖了地球表面71%的面积，但只有2%的水可以作为淡水资源。对这有限资 源的压力正在增加，这一趋势可
能会继续下去。
It is important to recognize that it is not just city residents who ___42___ water. Agriculture, industry and tourism often
require more water than the municipal water supply市政供水. Globally, 70% of fresh water is ___43___ for agriculture, but
locally in heavily irrigated（灌溉）areas this can increase to 90%. A healthy environment also requires fresh water, and the
quality of available water is as important as its ___44___.
重要的是要认识到不仅仅是城市居民 在用水。农业、工业和旅游业往往需要比城市供水更多的水。在全球范围内，
70%的淡水被用于农业， 但在局部灌溉严重的地区，这一比例可能会上升到90%。健康的环境也需要淡水，可用的

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水的质量和其容量一样重要。
Water stress is not always caused by physical shortages in dry areas. ___45___ for water resources between different
users within river catchments or basins can also be a cause.
缺水并不总是由干旱地区的物质短缺造成的。流域内不同用户之间对水资源的争夺也是一个原因
Every thirsty city operates within its own context环境, ___46___ to the challenge of providing adequate water supplies.
Cape Town, ___47___, has faced three years of drought during which winter rains failed to materialize实现，突然出现. At
the end of the 2017 rainy season the city faced the ___48___ of its dams running dry during 2018. The dams were only 37%
full—in the same week four years before they were full to the top. In January 2018, it was ___49___ that Cape Town would
reach Day Zero, when it would be forced to turn off the taps, in April. This was despite the city reducing its water use by
more than half, from 1.2 billion litres a day in 2015 to fewer than 600 million litres, and working ___50___ with industry
and agriculture to reduce demand.
每一个缺水城市都在自己的范围内运作，以应对提供充足供水的挑战。 例如，开普敦三年大旱，在此期间，冬季
滴雨未降。2017年雨季结束时，该市面临着2018年大坝 干枯的可能性，大坝的总库容仅为37%而在四年前的同
一周大坝是满满的。2018年1月，预计开普 敦将在4月迎来归零日，届时开普敦将被迫关闭水龙头。尽管如此，
该市还是将用水量减少了一半以上， 从2015年的每天12亿升降至不足6亿升，并与工农业部门广泛合作以减少
需求。
On February 1, the authorities put in place a strict limit of 50 litres of water per person per day. ___51___, in Britain this
is considered enough for a five-minute shower or half a washing machine cycle on full load.
2月1日，当局严格限制每人每天50升水。相比之下，在 英国，这也就够五分钟淋浴或满载洗衣机半个周期的
用水量。
In addition, a ban was placed on using ___52___ water for gardens, water management devices were installed at
household with a high water use and the water pressure was reduced to cut demand and leaks. At the same time, the city
launched a media ___53___ to change habits and introduced higher duties. This is not without its costs; agriculture and
tourism, both significant areas of employment, have ___54___. It is a classic example of the problem of water
economics---the cost of water is low but the cost of a lack of water is very high.
此外，还禁止将饮 用水用于浇花，在用水量高的家庭安装了水管理设备，并降低水压以减少需求和漏水。与此同时，
该市发 起了一场改变习惯的媒体运动，并引入了更高的关税。这并非没有代价;农业和旅游业这两个重要的就业领域都受到了影响。这是水经济问题的一个经典例子——水的成本很低，但缺乏水的成本非常高。

Crises such as the Cape Town drought are in danger of becoming the new norm. The ___55___ of Day Zero must serve
as a wake-up call for cities across the world to develop cost-effective water management strategies to cope with an uncertain
future.
像开普敦干旱这样的危机有成为新常态的危险。“归零 日”的威胁必须为世界各地的城市敲响警钟，制定具有成本效
益的水资源管理战略，以应对不确定的未来 。

41. A. Impact B. Pressure C. Impression D. Observation
42. A. recycle B. waste C. consume D. apply
43. A. restored 恢复；修复 B. abstracted v. 摘要；提取；抽象化；退出；转移；使心不在焉
C. separated D. preserved vt. 保存；保护；维持；腌；禁猎
44. A. change B. source C. origin D. volume容量；体积；卷，册；音量；
45. A. Competition B. Protection C. Construction D. Regulation
46. A. contributing B. regarding C. responding D. referring
47. A. in addition B. for example C. on the contrary D. as a result
48. A. prospect B. illustration C. symptom D. security
49. A. reported B. presented C. predicted D. explained

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50. A. respectively
51. A. By comparison
52. A. feasible
53. A. campaign
54. A. invaded
55. A. change
B. increasingly
B. In other words
B. drinkable
B. statement
B. liberated
B. theory






C. restrictively
C. To our surprise
C. inevitable
C. presentation
C. suffered
C. record






D. extensively广泛地
D. What’s more
D. influential
D. advertisement
D. proceeded
D. threat
41. B 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. D
51. A 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. D
1. consume a. 消耗，耗费（燃料、能量、时间等）
The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
b. 吃；喝；饮
•Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol. 他死亡前喝了大量的酒。
2. abstract ~ sth (from sth) 提取；抽取
•She abstracted the main points from the argument. 她把论证概括成要点。
•a plan to abstract 8 million gallons of water from the river 从这条河中抽取800万加仑水的计划

2. prospect可能性；希望
•There is every prospect (= a strong possibility ) of the weather remaining dry this week.
本周天气很有可能持续干燥。
prospect of doing sth
•I see no prospect of things improving here. 我看这里的情况不可能改善。
[+ for]
•There are good prospects for growth in the retail sector. 零售行业有很好的发展前景
Section B
(A)
Despite an advertisement campaign suggesting wall-to-wall
something Fig. covered with something in all
places.
special effects, “Bridge of Terabithia” is grounded in reality far more than in fantasy. Adapting Katherine Paterson’s
award-winning novel, the screenwriters David Paterson and Jeff Stockwell have produced a thoughtful and extremely
affecting story of a transformative friendship between two unusually gifted children. The result is a movie whose emotional
depth could appeal more to adults than to their children.
尽管广告宣传充满了特效，但《特拉比西亚之桥》 更多地是基于现实，而不是幻想。编剧大卫·帕特森(David Paterson)
和杰夫·斯托克韦尔(Jeff Stockwell)改编自凯瑟琳·帕特森(Katherine Paterson)获奖小说，讲述了两个 天赋异于常人
的孩子之间的一段变故般的友谊。其结果是，这部电影的情感深度更能吸引成年人，而不是 孩子。
Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) is a sixth grader with four sisters, financially tensed parents and a talent for 56 drawing.
An introverted(内向的) kid who is regularly picked on by the school buses, Jess forms a bond with a new student named
Leslie (Anna Sophia Robb), a free spirit whose parents, both writers, are fondly天真地；怜爱地；温柔地neglectful. An
attraction between outsiders, their friendship feeds on her words and his pictures; 58 together they create an imaginary
kingdom in the woods behind their homes, a world they can control and where their minds can wander free.
Beautifully capturing a time when a bully in school can occur as large as a monster in a nightmare and the
encouragement of a teacher can alter the course of a life, “Bridge to Terabithia” keeps the fantasy in the background to find
magic in the everyday. Gabor Csupo directs this, his first feature, like someone close to the pain of being different,
fascinated in tiny, perfect details.
With strong performances from all the leads, “Bridge to Terabithia” is able to handle adult topics with sensitivity. As
the emotional landscape darkens, those who haven’t read the book may be surprised at the sorrow the filmmakers cause
without ever resorting to horror or terror. In other words, your children may cry, but they 57won’t be traumatized so badly.
《通向特拉比西亚之桥》的所有主演都表现出色，能够敏感地处理成人话题。随着情感世界的黯淡，那些 没有读过

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这本书的人可能会惊讶于电影制作者们在没 有诉诸恐怖或恐怖手段的情况下所造成的悲伤。换句话说，你的孩子可
能会哭，但他们不会受到精神创伤 。
traumatized使受精神创伤
He was traumatized by his war experiences. 战争经历使他的精神受到了创伤。
Consistently smart and delicate as a spider web, “Bridge to Terabithia” is the kind of children’s movie rarely seen
nowadays. At a time when many public schools are being forced to cut music and art from the curriculum, the story’s
insistence on the healing power of a cultivated imagination is both welcome and essential. 《通往特拉比西亚之桥》始终
如一地像蜘蛛网一样精巧，是现在很少看到的儿童 电影。在许多公立学校被迫将音乐和艺术从课程中删除的时候，
这个故事对培养想象力的治愈能力的坚持 是受欢迎的，也是必不可少的。
56. The second paragraph indicates that Jess and Leslie ________.
A. lost their control over the imaginary kingdom B. looked down on their individual realities
C. formed a good friendship despite their different talents
D. wrote a book about a magical land called Terabithia
57. Which of the following words is most likely to replace “traumatized” (paragraph 4)?
A. criticized B. ignored C. delighted D. shocked
58. The two children most likely ________.
A. skipped school to play in the woods behind their campus
B. created an imaginary world as an escape from reality
C. disappointed their parents with their over-active imaginations过度活跃的想象力
D. won against the bullies at school with strong performances在学校里以优异的成绩对抗霸凌者
59. Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with?
A. The fantasy components of the movie were too over-done. 这部电影的幻想成分太过火了。
B. The movie is emotional but not much too dramatic. 这部电影很感人，但不太戏剧化。
C. “Bridge to Terabithia” has a negative impact on public school education. 对公立学校教育产生了负面影响。
D. Children shouldn’t watch the film as they are too young to understand the topics.
(B)
Hot Air Balloons
A hot air balloon is made
up of 3 main parts:

The Envelope
The actual fabric balloon
which holds the air

The Burner
The unit which pushes the
heat up into the envelope

The Basket
Where the passengers and
pilot stand


The basis of how the balloon works is that warmer air rises in cooler air. This is because hot air is lighter than cool air
as it has less mass per unit of volume. Mass can be defined by the measure of how much matter something contains. The
actual balloon has to be large as it takes a large amount of heated air to lift it off the

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ground.
The burner uses propane
丙烷
gas to heat up the air in the envelope to move the balloon off the ground and into the air.
The pilot must keep firing the burner at regular intervals throughout the flight to ensure that the balloon continues to the
stable. Naturally, the hot air will not escape from the hot at the very bottom of the envelop as firstly, hot air rises and
secondly, the floating power keeps it moving up.
To move the balloon upwards, the pilot opens up the propane value which lets the propane flow to the burner which in
turn frees the flame up into the envelope. It works in much the same way as a gas grill燃气烧烤炉: the more you open the
valve, the bigger the flame to beat the air and the faster the balloon rises.
The “Parachute Valve” at the very top of the balloon is what is used to bring the balloon down towards the ground. It is a
circle of fabric cut out of the top of the envelop which is controlled by a rope which runs down through the middle of the
envelope to the basket. If the pilot wants to bring the balloon down, he or she simply pulls on the rope which will open the
valve, letting hot air escape, decreasing the inner air temperature. This cooling of air causes the balloon to slow its rise.
The pilot can operate horizontally by changing the vertical position of the balloon because the wind blows in different
directions at different altitudes. If the pilot wants to move in a particular direction, he or she simply arises and falls to the
appropriate level and rides with the wind.
60. The purpose of this article is to __________.
A. explain how hot air balloons work B. illustrate why hot air balloons are useful
C. describe hot air balloons’ structure
D. inform readers about how hot air balloons are made
61. What would happen if the “Parachute Valve” could not be released after it was opened?
A. The inside of the balloon would continue to heat up.
B. The balloon would climb up more rapidly
C. The self- sealing valve would need to take over the role of the Parachute Valve.
D. The balloon would begin to move down more rapidly.
62. Which of the following skills or knowledge would be the most useful to a balloon pilot?
A. The ability to sew the panels of fabric together to make a balloon.
B. An understanding of how propane gas is manufactured.
C. A knowledge of the background of passengers who are travelling in the balloon.
D. A knowledge of air currents and wind directions in the area where he is piloting the balloon.
(C)
The surface of Venus has never seemed very hospitable. Temperatures change around 470°C(900°F), the result of a
runway greenhouse effect, and the pressure of its atmosphere, thick with carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid(硫酸), is some 90
times that of Earth’s. Lead(铅) would flow like water on Venus, and water cannot have existed in liquid form for perhaps a
billion years.
Now NASA’S Magellan spacecraft seems to have found one more horror in the nasty landscape: active volcanoes. Last
week the space agency released the first detailed map of Venus and the most dramatic images ever made of its surface. The
picture offer the best evidence to date that a planet once assumed dead is actually a lively pot of geological change. 这幅图
提供了迄今为止最好的证据，证明一颗曾经被认 为已经死亡的行星实际上是一个充满活力的地质变化的容器。
The most amazing image is of Venus’s second tallest mountain, Maat Mons, which rises 8km(5 miles) . Most of the
planet’s many peaks, including 9.5-km-(6-mile-) high Maxwell Montes, look bright in the radar pictures Magellan takes
from its orbit above the permanent could cover. That means they are strong reflectors of radar waves. But Maat Mons is
dark; like the Stealth bomber, it absorbs much of the radar falling on it.
This interesting fact, say project scientists, is a strong hint that the mountains has recently been covered with lava(熔岩).
Rock that sits on the surface of mountaintops appears to weather quickly in the hot , chemically reactive atmosphere,
creating a soil that is rich in iron sulfide(硫化铁). It is this mineral, the scientists believe, that can easily be seen on radar. If

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Maat Mons doesn’t have any, it has probably been resurfaced, perhaps within the past few years.
Such resurfacing has undoubtedly taken place in Venus lowlands: earlier images of the planet showed vast areas that are
remarkably free of craters(火山坑). That would be easy to explain on a Planet like Earth, where cratering from meteor
strikes is erased by steady erosion. But while there is some evidence of wind erosion on Venus, the best explanation for the
lack of cratering is periodic lava flow. Magellan has found direct evidence of such flows, including domelike up wellings
and hardened streamed of rock trailing down the sides of Venusian peaks. There are also signs of other geologic activities,
including dramatic faulting and several distinct incidents of mountain building. But the evidence can’t indicate whether they
really occurred millions of years ago. The case for active Venusian volcanoes is not yet proved, but Magellan, which is now
well into its second complete survey of the planet’s surface, may eventually settle the issue.
毫无疑问 ，这类表面修整是在金星低地进行的：早期的地球图像显示，广阔的区域明显没有火山口。在一个像地球
这样的星球上，流星撞击形成的凹坑被稳定的侵蚀所抹去，这很容易解释。但是，虽然金星上有一些风蚀的迹象，
但对没有形成环形山的最好解释是周期性熔岩流。麦哲伦发现了这种流动的直接证据，包括圆顶状上升流 和沿着金
星山峰两侧的坚硬岩石流。也有其他地质活动的迹象，包括剧烈的断层作用和几次明显的山体修 建事件。但证据不
能表明它们是否真的发生在数百万年前。金星活火山的情况还没有得到证实，但是麦哲 伦，现在已经进入了对地球
表面的第二次全面调查，可能最终解决这个问题。
63. Which of the following has NO possibility to be found on Venus now?
A. Carbon dioxide B. Sulfuric acid C. Liquid water D. Active volcanoes
64. The scientists believe that _________ shows up easily on radar.
A. geological change B. iron sulfide C. mountain mineral D. lava flow
65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The resurfacing has changed the images of the vast areas in Venus lowlands.
B. The wind erosion on Venus is caused by periodic lava flows
C. Streams of rock trailing down the side of Venusian peaks can be seen on Earth
D. Other geologic activities have caused dramatic and unbelievable climate c activities
66. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. NASA’S Magallan spacecraft fails to stand the environment of Venus.
B. There is clear and confirmed evidence for the active Venusian volcanoes on Venus.
C. Some evidence of periodic lava flows has been found by NASA astronauts.
D. Magellan will conduct a follow-up complete survey of the Venus’ surface.
Section C
A. However, facial recognition seems merely to encode them. 编码
B. Research show that artificial intelligence can reconstruct the facial structures of people.
C. Anyone with a phone can take a picture for facial-recognition programs to use.
D. Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces.
科技正迅速赶上人类识别人脸的能力。
E. Continuous facial recording that paints computerized data onto the real world might change the texture of
social interactions.
连续的面部记录将计算机化的数据绘制到现实世界中，可能会改变社会互动的结构。
F. The astonishing variety of facial features helps people recognize each other and is crucial to the
formation of complex societies.
面部特征的惊人多样性有助于人们相互认识，对复杂社会的形成至关重要。
Nowhere To Hide:What Machines Can Tell From Your Face
The human face is a remarkable piece of work. 67 So is the face’s ability to send emotional signals, whether
through the unconscious shame or the trick of a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives, in the office and the
courtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces, for signs of attraction, hostility, trust and deceit. They also
spend plenty of time trying to hide their feelings, intentions or nature.

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人脸是一件了不起的作品。面部发出情感信号的能力也是如此，无论是通过无 意识的羞愧还是虚假的微笑。人
们醒着的时候，大部分时间都在办公室、法庭、酒吧和卧室里，通过观察 面孔来寻找吸引、敌意、信任和欺骗的迹
象。他们还花大量时间试图隐藏自己的感情、意图或本性。
68 In America facial recognition is used by churches to track worshippers’ attendance; in Britain, by retailers
to spot past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a suspect outside a football game. In China it confirms
the identities of ride-hailing drivers, permits tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apple’s
new iPhone is expected to use it to unlock the homescreen.
在美国，面部识别被教堂用来跟踪礼拜者的出席情况;在英国，通过零售商来 发现过去的商店扒手。今年威尔士
警方在一场足球比赛外用它逮捕了一名嫌疑犯。在中国，它确认了网约 车司机的身份，允许游客进入景点，让人们
微笑付款。预计苹果的新iPhone将使用它解锁主屏幕。
Set against human skills, such applications might seem enhancive. Some breakthroughs, such as flight or the internet,
obviously transform human abilities. 69 Although faces are peculiar to individuals, they are also public, so
technology does not, at first sight, intrude on something that is private. And yet the ability to record, store and analyse
images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast scale promises one day to bring about fundamental changes to notions of
privacy, fairness and trust.
与人类技能相比，这样 的应用程序似乎更有用。一些突破，如飞行或互联网，明显地改变了人类的能力。尽管
脸是个人特有的， 但它们也是公开的，所以乍一看，科技不会侵犯隐私。然而，廉价、快速、大规模地记录、存储
和分析人 脸图像的能力，有望在未来的某一天给隐私、公平和信任的概念带来根本性的改变。
70 Masking true feelings helps fix the wheels of daily life. If your partner can spot every prohibited yawn, and
your boss every hint of annoyance, marriages and working relationships will be more truthful, but less harmonious. The
basis of social interactions might change, too, from a set of commitments founded on trust to calculations of risk and reward
derived from the information a computer attaches to someone’s face. Relationships might become more reasonable, but also
transactional.
掩盖真实的情感有助于修复日常生活。如 果你的伴侣能发现每一个被禁止打哈欠的地方，如果你的老板能察觉
到每一个烦恼的迹象，那么婚姻和工 作关系就会变得更加真实，但却不那么和谐。社会互动的基础也可能发生变化，
从建立在信任基础上的一 系列承诺，到从电脑连接到某人脸上的信息中计算出的风险和回报。关系可能变得更加合
理，但同时也是 相互影响的。
FD AE

IV. Summary Writing
Sport Tourism
Tourism is the world’s largest industry and is predicted to grow well into the years to come. Increasingly, the economic
importance of tourism has been recognized by governments around the world. At the same time, the tourism industry has
become more complicated in its development and marketing new forms of tourism. One of the fastest growing parts of the
tourism industry is travel related to sport and physical activity. A recent survey found that while the traditional beach and
sight- seeing vacations continue to predominate, 22% of those surveyed reported that opportunities to participate in sports
were important when selecting a vacation.
The term sport tourism has been adopted in recent years to describe sport-related leisure travel. It is generally
recognized that three are three broad categories of sport tourism. The first category. Watching sporting events or Sports
Event Tourism includes hallmark events such as FIFA World Cup Football Championships, and the Olympic games.
Tournament sponsored by the Professional Golf Association or the World Tennis Association are also part of the
spectator- centered sector of sport tourism.
The second type of sport tourism, celebrity and nostalgia sport tourism involves visiting famous sports- related
attractions. Visits of the sports halls of fame fall into this category. Another form of celebrity and nostalgia sport tourism
that has emerged in recent years is meeting famous sports personalities. The cruise industry has been experienced in this
area. Sports theme cruise such as “the NBA basketball cruise” arrange for passengers to meet personalities from sports

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while on board.
Active participation is the third category of sports tourism. This is composed of individuals who travel to participate in
golf, skiing, and tennis in particular, although other sports such as fishing, and scuba diving are popular in the US.

第II卷（共40分）
V. Translation
72. 很多人对他们的潜能一无所知。(ignorant)
Many people are totally ignorant of their potential (abilitiestalents).
73. 这些政策在一定程度上对该地区的经济衰退负有责任。(extent)
These policies are responsible for the economic recession in the area to some extent.
These policies are to some extent responsible for the region’s economic decline.
74. 自古以来老百姓就希望天下太平，同各国人民友好相处。(long for)
Since ancient times people have longed for a peaceful world to live together in friendship with people fromof all countries.
Since ancient times people have longed for a peaceful world, where people of alldifferent countries live together in
friendship.
75. 青少年问题的发展趋势值得我们关注和研究，也值得整个社会群策群力，共商对策。(which)
The developing trend of youthadolescentteenager problems deserves our attention and research analysis, which also
deserves the joint efforts of the whole society to find solutions.

VI. Guided Writing
76. 假设你是明启中学高三学生卢平，你的网友王磊近日就学习时如何记好笔记发 邮件向你求教，请给他回复一封
电子邮件，邮件必须包括以下内容：
●描述两到三个不同的笔记类型及其特征
●如何记好笔记的建议




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2018黄浦区第一学期期末质量检测卷
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. A. Waiter and guest. B. Trainer and trainee.
2. A. At Susan Baker's.
C. In his own office.
3. A. Line1. B. Line2
4. A He acted in the drama at the last minute.
C. He hesitated to play a role in the drama.
5. A. She isn't sure whether Jessica will come.
C. Jessica is always late for activities.
6. A. Frank moved to the suburbs recently.
C. Frank is a friend of the Wilsons' .
7. A. The exam was easier than Jane had expected.
C. Jane failed to do well in the last exam.
8. A. Buy some new furniture.
C. Hunt for a new apartment.
9. A. She didn't feel like going.
C. She hadn't been invited .
10. A Invest in the old model.
C. Buy a new washing machine.
C. Policeman and driver. D. Teacher and student.
B. At the computer company
D. In a restaurant
2.C. No.952. D. No.925.
B. He finally decided to quit the drama
D. He made up his mind to see the drama.
B. She can't speak to Jessica now.
D She can't bear Jessica's being late.
B. John bought a new house in the suburbs.
D. The Wilsons bought a new house at a good price.
B. It's easy for Jane to do better in the next exam.
D. Jane has just forgot about the exam.
B. Complain to the landlord.
D. Change the content of a rent contract.
B. She didn't think it would be fun.
D She wasn't feeling well last night
B Have the old washing machine fixed.
D. Design a new style model.
Section B
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. It is only famous for being America's backyard.
B. Quebee is its largest province, which is eight times larger than UK
C. The area of Ontario is larger than that of Spain and France combined.
D. All of the Canadians will speak French while they are in Ottawa
12. A. Enjoy the Pacific Ocean on the western coast of Canada.
B. Breathe fresh air in the beautiful mountains.
C. Experience incredible hiking and limitless wildlife.
D. Visit the city of Vancouver on Vancouver Island.
13. A. Niagara Falls is the oldest natural wonders of the world
B. Rainbows can be easily seen above the mists from miles away.
C. Visitors can appreciate breathtaking views of the Falls from different angles.
D. Newly married couples visit the Falls after the wedding.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. To prepare the students for the next reading assignment.
B. To provide background information for a class discussion.
C. To review material from a previous lesson. D To prepare for a quiz on chapter six
15. A. Insurance companies. B. Sailors. C. Manufacturers D. Merchants.
16. A. They include features similar to earlier policies.
B They are totally different from the ones in the Middle Ages.
C. They contain only four earlier policies in chapter six.
D. They don't provide shipping protection any more.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.


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17. A. He just has no time to buy one. B. He grew up after it became common.
C. He thinks a good one costs too much. D He doesn't think it does good to life.
18. A A computer. B.A video camera. C. An FM radio D. A fax machine.
19. A. He thought telephone bills might be a burden.
B. He was disappointed at the telephones on each street comer.
C. He believed he simply didn't need it for anything.
D. He would contact his friends with the help of his computer.
20. A. He gets great enjoyment when he
B He regards the jet plane as the only modern form of media.
C. He inks up with people from foreign counties by the Internet
D. He thinks the international communication won't develop without the jet plane

Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Just How Buggy is Your Phone?
What item in your home crawls with爬满了；满是the most germs? If you say ___21___ toilet seat, you’re wrong.
Kitchen sponges 海绵top the list.位为榜首 But cell phones are pretty dirty too. They contain around 10 times as many
germs as toilet seats. People touch their phones, laptops, and other digital devices all day long, yet rarely clean them.
In one incident, a thief paid a terrible price for stealing a germy cell phone. He stole it from a hospital in Uganda during a
widespread of the deadly disease Ebola. The phone’s owner reported the theft before ___22___（die）from the disease. Soon,
the thief began showing symptoms and finally ___23___（confess）to the crime.
___24___ in that unusual case a cell phone carried dangerous bacteria, not all germs are bad. Most cause no harm. In fact,
they could provide helpful information. Look at the surface of your phone carefully. Do you see some dirty mars?“That's all
you,”says microbial ecologist Jarrad Hampton- Marcell.“That’s biological information.”
It turns out that the types of germs that you apply all over your phone or tablet are different from ___25___ of your
friends and family. They’re like a fingerprint that could identify you. Some day in the future, investigators may use these
microbial fingerprints to solve crimes. Phones and digital devices may be one of the best places to look for buggy clues.
In a 2017 study, researchers sampled抽样 a range of surfaces in 22 participants’ homes, ___26___ countertops and
floors to computer keyboards and mice. Then they tried to match the microbial fingerprints on each object to its owner. The
office equipment was easiest to match to its owner. In an ___27___（early）study, a different group of researchers found that
they could use microbial fingerprints to identify the person who ___28___（use）a computer keyboard even after the
keyboard sat untouched for two weeks at room temperature.
One day, microbial signatures might show ___29___ people have gone and what they have touched. They could prove
___30___ an unmarked device is yours. So, sure, your phone is pretty germy. Does that inspire you, or does it just bother
you?
21. the 22. dying sed 24. AlthoughThough 25. those
26. from 27. earlier 28. had used 29. where 30. that

Section B
A. measurement B. similar C. remarkably D. monetary E. astronomy F. altered
G. civilization H. defined I. independence J. invariably总是；不变地；一定地 K.
dominated
The Nile
The ancient Greek writer Herodotus once described Egypt-with some envy-as‘the gift of the Nile’. The Egyptians depend
on the river for food, for water and for life. The Ancient Egyptians were able to control and use the Nile, creating the
earliest irrigation systems and developing a prosperous ___31 civilization ___.

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Snaking through the deserts, the Nile would flood almost ___32 invariably ___ each year in June. Once the water
subsided vi. 平息；减弱；沉淀；, a rich deposit of sand 大量沉积下的泥沙was left behind, making an excellent topsoil
表层土. Seeds were sown, yielding wheat, barley, beans, lentils and leeks. Drought could spell disaster for the Egyptians, so
during the dry seasons, they dug basins and channels to deliver water to their land. They also devised simple channels to
transfer water at the peak of the flood. 种上麦子、大麦、豆子、红豆、韭菜。干旱可能会给埃及人带来灾难，所以在< br>干旱季节，他们挖盆地和渠道把水送到他们的土地上。他们还设计了一些简单的渠道，以便在洪峰时调水。
An early system of ___33 measurement ___ a Nilometer, was used to determine the size of the floods. Later, during the
New Kingdom, a lifting system called a shaduf was used to raise water from the river--___34 similar ___ to the way in
which a well is used today.
The Egyptians took up some of the earliest trading missions. Without a(n) ___35 monetary ___ system they exchanged
goods, bringing back timber, precious stones, pottery, spices and animals. Their efforts in medicine were also ___36
remarkably ___ advanced: surgeons performed operations to remove cysts（囊肿）. Mummification gave them great
understanding of the human body-yet they also relied heavily on various medicines to prevent disease, and discoveries were
often confused with superstition（迷信）. And while a great deal of time was dedicated to ___37 astronomy ___ the
Egyptians thought the stars were gods.
By the 16
th
century Egypt was under the Ottoman Empire until Britain seized control in 1882. What is now mostly Arabic
Egypt only won ___38___ from Britain after World War Ⅱ. The Suez Canal, opened in 1869, _____39 defined _____the
country as a center for world transportation. But it, and the completion of the Aswan High Dam in 1971 ___40 altered___
the ecology of the Nile, which now struggles to satisfy the country’s rapidly growing population, currently more than 76
million-the largest in the Arab world.
31. G 32. J 33. A 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. E 38. I 39. H 40. F

Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
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Keeping The Taps Running in Thirsty Cities
在缺水的城市保持自来水供应

Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface yet only 2% of it is accessible as a source of fresh water. ___41___ on this limited
resources is rising, a trend likely to continue.
水覆盖了地球表面71%的面积，但只有2%的水可以作为淡水资源。对这有限资 源的压力正在增加，这一趋势可
能会继续下去。
It is important to recognize that it is not just city residents who ___42___ water. Agriculture, industry and tourism often
require more water than the municipal water supply市政供水. Globally, 70% of fresh water is ___43___ for agriculture, but
locally in heavily irrigated（灌溉）areas this can increase to 90%. A healthy environment also requires fresh water, and the
quality of available water is as important as its ___44___.
重要的是要认识到不仅仅是城市居民 在用水。农业、工业和旅游业往往需要比城市供水更多的水。在全球范围内，
70%的淡水被用于农业， 但在局部灌溉严重的地区，这一比例可能会上升到90%。健康的环境也需要淡水，可用的

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水的质量和其容量一样重要。
Water stress is not always caused by physical shortages in dry areas. ___45___ for water resources between different
users within river catchments or basins can also be a cause.
缺水并不总是由干旱地区的物质短缺造成的。流域内不同用户之间对水资源的争夺也是一个原因
Every thirsty city operates within its own context环境, ___46___ to the challenge of providing adequate water supplies.
Cape Town, ___47___, has faced three years of drought during which winter rains failed to materialize实现，突然出现. At
the end of the 2017 rainy season the city faced the ___48___ of its dams running dry during 2018. The dams were only 37%
full—in the same week four years before they were full to the top. In January 2018, it was ___49___ that Cape Town would
reach Day Zero, when it would be forced to turn off the taps, in April. This was despite the city reducing its water use by
more than half, from 1.2 billion litres a day in 2015 to fewer than 600 million litres, and working ___50___ with industry
and agriculture to reduce demand.
每一个缺水城市都在自己的范围内运作，以应对提供充足供水的挑战。 例如，开普敦三年大旱，在此期间，冬季
滴雨未降。2017年雨季结束时，该市面临着2018年大坝 干枯的可能性，大坝的总库容仅为37%而在四年前的同
一周大坝是满满的。2018年1月，预计开普 敦将在4月迎来归零日，届时开普敦将被迫关闭水龙头。尽管如此，
该市还是将用水量减少了一半以上， 从2015年的每天12亿升降至不足6亿升，并与工农业部门广泛合作以减少
需求。
On February 1, the authorities put in place a strict limit of 50 litres of water per person per day. ___51___, in Britain this
is considered enough for a five-minute shower or half a washing machine cycle on full load.
2月1日，当局严格限制每人每天50升水。相比之下，在 英国，这也就够五分钟淋浴或满载洗衣机半个周期的
用水量。
In addition, a ban was placed on using ___52___ water for gardens, water management devices were installed at
household with a high water use and the water pressure was reduced to cut demand and leaks. At the same time, the city
launched a media ___53___ to change habits and introduced higher duties. This is not without its costs; agriculture and
tourism, both significant areas of employment, have ___54___. It is a classic example of the problem of water
economics---the cost of water is low but the cost of a lack of water is very high.
此外，还禁止将饮 用水用于浇花，在用水量高的家庭安装了水管理设备，并降低水压以减少需求和漏水。与此同时，
该市发 起了一场改变习惯的媒体运动，并引入了更高的关税。这并非没有代价;农业和旅游业这两个重要的就业领域都受到了影响。这是水经济问题的一个经典例子——水的成本很低，但缺乏水的成本非常高。

Crises such as the Cape Town drought are in danger of becoming the new norm. The ___55___ of Day Zero must serve
as a wake-up call for cities across the world to develop cost-effective water management strategies to cope with an uncertain
future.
像开普敦干旱这样的危机有成为新常态的危险。“归零 日”的威胁必须为世界各地的城市敲响警钟，制定具有成本效
益的水资源管理战略，以应对不确定的未来 。

41. A. Impact B. Pressure C. Impression D. Observation
42. A. recycle B. waste C. consume D. apply
43. A. restored 恢复；修复 B. abstracted v. 摘要；提取；抽象化；退出；转移；使心不在焉
C. separated D. preserved vt. 保存；保护；维持；腌；禁猎
44. A. change B. source C. origin D. volume容量；体积；卷，册；音量；
45. A. Competition B. Protection C. Construction D. Regulation
46. A. contributing B. regarding C. responding D. referring
47. A. in addition B. for example C. on the contrary D. as a result
48. A. prospect B. illustration C. symptom D. security
49. A. reported B. presented C. predicted D. explained

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50. A. respectively
51. A. By comparison
52. A. feasible
53. A. campaign
54. A. invaded
55. A. change
B. increasingly
B. In other words
B. drinkable
B. statement
B. liberated
B. theory






C. restrictively
C. To our surprise
C. inevitable
C. presentation
C. suffered
C. record






D. extensively广泛地
D. What’s more
D. influential
D. advertisement
D. proceeded
D. threat
41. B 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. A 49. C 50. D
51. A 52. B 53. A 54. C 55. D
1. consume a. 消耗，耗费（燃料、能量、时间等）
The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels. 电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
b. 吃；喝；饮
•Before he died he had consumed a large quantity of alcohol. 他死亡前喝了大量的酒。
2. abstract ~ sth (from sth) 提取；抽取
•She abstracted the main points from the argument. 她把论证概括成要点。
•a plan to abstract 8 million gallons of water from the river 从这条河中抽取800万加仑水的计划

2. prospect可能性；希望
•There is every prospect (= a strong possibility ) of the weather remaining dry this week.
本周天气很有可能持续干燥。
prospect of doing sth
•I see no prospect of things improving here. 我看这里的情况不可能改善。
[+ for]
•There are good prospects for growth in the retail sector. 零售行业有很好的发展前景
Section B
(A)
Despite an advertisement campaign suggesting wall-to-wall
something Fig. covered with something in all
places.
special effects, “Bridge of Terabithia” is grounded in reality far more than in fantasy. Adapting Katherine Paterson’s
award-winning novel, the screenwriters David Paterson and Jeff Stockwell have produced a thoughtful and extremely
affecting story of a transformative friendship between two unusually gifted children. The result is a movie whose emotional
depth could appeal more to adults than to their children.
尽管广告宣传充满了特效，但《特拉比西亚之桥》 更多地是基于现实，而不是幻想。编剧大卫·帕特森(David Paterson)
和杰夫·斯托克韦尔(Jeff Stockwell)改编自凯瑟琳·帕特森(Katherine Paterson)获奖小说，讲述了两个 天赋异于常人
的孩子之间的一段变故般的友谊。其结果是，这部电影的情感深度更能吸引成年人，而不是 孩子。
Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson) is a sixth grader with four sisters, financially tensed parents and a talent for 56 drawing.
An introverted(内向的) kid who is regularly picked on by the school buses, Jess forms a bond with a new student named
Leslie (Anna Sophia Robb), a free spirit whose parents, both writers, are fondly天真地；怜爱地；温柔地neglectful. An
attraction between outsiders, their friendship feeds on her words and his pictures; 58 together they create an imaginary
kingdom in the woods behind their homes, a world they can control and where their minds can wander free.
Beautifully capturing a time when a bully in school can occur as large as a monster in a nightmare and the
encouragement of a teacher can alter the course of a life, “Bridge to Terabithia” keeps the fantasy in the background to find
magic in the everyday. Gabor Csupo directs this, his first feature, like someone close to the pain of being different,
fascinated in tiny, perfect details.
With strong performances from all the leads, “Bridge to Terabithia” is able to handle adult topics with sensitivity. As
the emotional landscape darkens, those who haven’t read the book may be surprised at the sorrow the filmmakers cause
without ever resorting to horror or terror. In other words, your children may cry, but they 57won’t be traumatized so badly.
《通向特拉比西亚之桥》的所有主演都表现出色，能够敏感地处理成人话题。随着情感世界的黯淡，那些 没有读过

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这本书的人可能会惊讶于电影制作者们在没 有诉诸恐怖或恐怖手段的情况下所造成的悲伤。换句话说，你的孩子可
能会哭，但他们不会受到精神创伤 。
traumatized使受精神创伤
He was traumatized by his war experiences. 战争经历使他的精神受到了创伤。
Consistently smart and delicate as a spider web, “Bridge to Terabithia” is the kind of children’s movie rarely seen
nowadays. At a time when many public schools are being forced to cut music and art from the curriculum, the story’s
insistence on the healing power of a cultivated imagination is both welcome and essential. 《通往特拉比西亚之桥》始终
如一地像蜘蛛网一样精巧，是现在很少看到的儿童 电影。在许多公立学校被迫将音乐和艺术从课程中删除的时候，
这个故事对培养想象力的治愈能力的坚持 是受欢迎的，也是必不可少的。
56. The second paragraph indicates that Jess and Leslie ________.
A. lost their control over the imaginary kingdom B. looked down on their individual realities
C. formed a good friendship despite their different talents
D. wrote a book about a magical land called Terabithia
57. Which of the following words is most likely to replace “traumatized” (paragraph 4)?
A. criticized B. ignored C. delighted D. shocked
58. The two children most likely ________.
A. skipped school to play in the woods behind their campus
B. created an imaginary world as an escape from reality
C. disappointed their parents with their over-active imaginations过度活跃的想象力
D. won against the bullies at school with strong performances在学校里以优异的成绩对抗霸凌者
59. Which of the following statements will the author most probably agree with?
A. The fantasy components of the movie were too over-done. 这部电影的幻想成分太过火了。
B. The movie is emotional but not much too dramatic. 这部电影很感人，但不太戏剧化。
C. “Bridge to Terabithia” has a negative impact on public school education. 对公立学校教育产生了负面影响。
D. Children shouldn’t watch the film as they are too young to understand the topics.
(B)
Hot Air Balloons
A hot air balloon is made
up of 3 main parts:

The Envelope
The actual fabric balloon
which holds the air

The Burner
The unit which pushes the
heat up into the envelope

The Basket
Where the passengers and
pilot stand


The basis of how the balloon works is that warmer air rises in cooler air. This is because hot air is lighter than cool air
as it has less mass per unit of volume. Mass can be defined by the measure of how much matter something contains. The
actual balloon has to be large as it takes a large amount of heated air to lift it off the

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ground.
The burner uses propane
丙烷
gas to heat up the air in the envelope to move the balloon off the ground and into the air.
The pilot must keep firing the burner at regular intervals throughout the flight to ensure that the balloon continues to the
stable. Naturally, the hot air will not escape from the hot at the very bottom of the envelop as firstly, hot air rises and
secondly, the floating power keeps it moving up.
To move the balloon upwards, the pilot opens up the propane value which lets the propane flow to the burner which in
turn frees the flame up into the envelope. It works in much the same way as a gas grill燃气烧烤炉: the more you open the
valve, the bigger the flame to beat the air and the faster the balloon rises.
The “Parachute Valve” at the very top of the balloon is what is used to bring the balloon down towards the ground. It is a
circle of fabric cut out of the top of the envelop which is controlled by a rope which runs down through the middle of the
envelope to the basket. If the pilot wants to bring the balloon down, he or she simply pulls on the rope which will open the
valve, letting hot air escape, decreasing the inner air temperature. This cooling of air causes the balloon to slow its rise.
The pilot can operate horizontally by changing the vertical position of the balloon because the wind blows in different
directions at different altitudes. If the pilot wants to move in a particular direction, he or she simply arises and falls to the
appropriate level and rides with the wind.
60. The purpose of this article is to __________.
A. explain how hot air balloons work B. illustrate why hot air balloons are useful
C. describe hot air balloons’ structure
D. inform readers about how hot air balloons are made
61. What would happen if the “Parachute Valve” could not be released after it was opened?
A. The inside of the balloon would continue to heat up.
B. The balloon would climb up more rapidly
C. The self- sealing valve would need to take over the role of the Parachute Valve.
D. The balloon would begin to move down more rapidly.
62. Which of the following skills or knowledge would be the most useful to a balloon pilot?
A. The ability to sew the panels of fabric together to make a balloon.
B. An understanding of how propane gas is manufactured.
C. A knowledge of the background of passengers who are travelling in the balloon.
D. A knowledge of air currents and wind directions in the area where he is piloting the balloon.
(C)
The surface of Venus has never seemed very hospitable. Temperatures change around 470°C(900°F), the result of a
runway greenhouse effect, and the pressure of its atmosphere, thick with carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid(硫酸), is some 90
times that of Earth’s. Lead(铅) would flow like water on Venus, and water cannot have existed in liquid form for perhaps a
billion years.
Now NASA’S Magellan spacecraft seems to have found one more horror in the nasty landscape: active volcanoes. Last
week the space agency released the first detailed map of Venus and the most dramatic images ever made of its surface. The
picture offer the best evidence to date that a planet once assumed dead is actually a lively pot of geological change. 这幅图
提供了迄今为止最好的证据，证明一颗曾经被认 为已经死亡的行星实际上是一个充满活力的地质变化的容器。
The most amazing image is of Venus’s second tallest mountain, Maat Mons, which rises 8km(5 miles) . Most of the
planet’s many peaks, including 9.5-km-(6-mile-) high Maxwell Montes, look bright in the radar pictures Magellan takes
from its orbit above the permanent could cover. That means they are strong reflectors of radar waves. But Maat Mons is
dark; like the Stealth bomber, it absorbs much of the radar falling on it.
This interesting fact, say project scientists, is a strong hint that the mountains has recently been covered with lava(熔岩).
Rock that sits on the surface of mountaintops appears to weather quickly in the hot , chemically reactive atmosphere,
creating a soil that is rich in iron sulfide(硫化铁). It is this mineral, the scientists believe, that can easily be seen on radar. If

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Maat Mons doesn’t have any, it has probably been resurfaced, perhaps within the past few years.
Such resurfacing has undoubtedly taken place in Venus lowlands: earlier images of the planet showed vast areas that are
remarkably free of craters(火山坑). That would be easy to explain on a Planet like Earth, where cratering from meteor
strikes is erased by steady erosion. But while there is some evidence of wind erosion on Venus, the best explanation for the
lack of cratering is periodic lava flow. Magellan has found direct evidence of such flows, including domelike up wellings
and hardened streamed of rock trailing down the sides of Venusian peaks. There are also signs of other geologic activities,
including dramatic faulting and several distinct incidents of mountain building. But the evidence can’t indicate whether they
really occurred millions of years ago. The case for active Venusian volcanoes is not yet proved, but Magellan, which is now
well into its second complete survey of the planet’s surface, may eventually settle the issue.
毫无疑问 ，这类表面修整是在金星低地进行的：早期的地球图像显示，广阔的区域明显没有火山口。在一个像地球
这样的星球上，流星撞击形成的凹坑被稳定的侵蚀所抹去，这很容易解释。但是，虽然金星上有一些风蚀的迹象，
但对没有形成环形山的最好解释是周期性熔岩流。麦哲伦发现了这种流动的直接证据，包括圆顶状上升流 和沿着金
星山峰两侧的坚硬岩石流。也有其他地质活动的迹象，包括剧烈的断层作用和几次明显的山体修 建事件。但证据不
能表明它们是否真的发生在数百万年前。金星活火山的情况还没有得到证实，但是麦哲 伦，现在已经进入了对地球
表面的第二次全面调查，可能最终解决这个问题。
63. Which of the following has NO possibility to be found on Venus now?
A. Carbon dioxide B. Sulfuric acid C. Liquid water D. Active volcanoes
64. The scientists believe that _________ shows up easily on radar.
A. geological change B. iron sulfide C. mountain mineral D. lava flow
65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The resurfacing has changed the images of the vast areas in Venus lowlands.
B. The wind erosion on Venus is caused by periodic lava flows
C. Streams of rock trailing down the side of Venusian peaks can be seen on Earth
D. Other geologic activities have caused dramatic and unbelievable climate c activities
66. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. NASA’S Magallan spacecraft fails to stand the environment of Venus.
B. There is clear and confirmed evidence for the active Venusian volcanoes on Venus.
C. Some evidence of periodic lava flows has been found by NASA astronauts.
D. Magellan will conduct a follow-up complete survey of the Venus’ surface.
Section C
A. However, facial recognition seems merely to encode them. 编码
B. Research show that artificial intelligence can reconstruct the facial structures of people.
C. Anyone with a phone can take a picture for facial-recognition programs to use.
D. Technology is rapidly catching up with the human ability to read faces.
科技正迅速赶上人类识别人脸的能力。
E. Continuous facial recording that paints computerized data onto the real world might change the texture of
social interactions.
连续的面部记录将计算机化的数据绘制到现实世界中，可能会改变社会互动的结构。
F. The astonishing variety of facial features helps people recognize each other and is crucial to the
formation of complex societies.
面部特征的惊人多样性有助于人们相互认识，对复杂社会的形成至关重要。
Nowhere To Hide:What Machines Can Tell From Your Face
The human face is a remarkable piece of work. 67 So is the face’s ability to send emotional signals, whether
through the unconscious shame or the trick of a false smile. People spend much of their waking lives, in the office and the
courtroom as well as the bar and the bedroom, reading faces, for signs of attraction, hostility, trust and deceit. They also
spend plenty of time trying to hide their feelings, intentions or nature.

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人脸是一件了不起的作品。面部发出情感信号的能力也是如此，无论是通过无 意识的羞愧还是虚假的微笑。人
们醒着的时候，大部分时间都在办公室、法庭、酒吧和卧室里，通过观察 面孔来寻找吸引、敌意、信任和欺骗的迹
象。他们还花大量时间试图隐藏自己的感情、意图或本性。
68 In America facial recognition is used by churches to track worshippers’ attendance; in Britain, by retailers
to spot past shoplifters. This year Welsh police used it to arrest a suspect outside a football game. In China it confirms
the identities of ride-hailing drivers, permits tourists to enter attractions and lets people pay for things with a smile. Apple’s
new iPhone is expected to use it to unlock the homescreen.
在美国，面部识别被教堂用来跟踪礼拜者的出席情况;在英国，通过零售商来 发现过去的商店扒手。今年威尔士
警方在一场足球比赛外用它逮捕了一名嫌疑犯。在中国，它确认了网约 车司机的身份，允许游客进入景点，让人们
微笑付款。预计苹果的新iPhone将使用它解锁主屏幕。
Set against human skills, such applications might seem enhancive. Some breakthroughs, such as flight or the internet,
obviously transform human abilities. 69 Although faces are peculiar to individuals, they are also public, so
technology does not, at first sight, intrude on something that is private. And yet the ability to record, store and analyse
images of faces cheaply, quickly and on a vast scale promises one day to bring about fundamental changes to notions of
privacy, fairness and trust.
与人类技能相比，这样 的应用程序似乎更有用。一些突破，如飞行或互联网，明显地改变了人类的能力。尽管
脸是个人特有的， 但它们也是公开的，所以乍一看，科技不会侵犯隐私。然而，廉价、快速、大规模地记录、存储
和分析人 脸图像的能力，有望在未来的某一天给隐私、公平和信任的概念带来根本性的改变。
70 Masking true feelings helps fix the wheels of daily life. If your partner can spot every prohibited yawn, and
your boss every hint of annoyance, marriages and working relationships will be more truthful, but less harmonious. The
basis of social interactions might change, too, from a set of commitments founded on trust to calculations of risk and reward
derived from the information a computer attaches to someone’s face. Relationships might become more reasonable, but also
transactional.
掩盖真实的情感有助于修复日常生活。如 果你的伴侣能发现每一个被禁止打哈欠的地方，如果你的老板能察觉
到每一个烦恼的迹象，那么婚姻和工 作关系就会变得更加真实，但却不那么和谐。社会互动的基础也可能发生变化，
从建立在信任基础上的一 系列承诺，到从电脑连接到某人脸上的信息中计算出的风险和回报。关系可能变得更加合
理，但同时也是 相互影响的。
FD AE

IV. Summary Writing
Sport Tourism
Tourism is the world’s largest industry and is predicted to grow well into the years to come. Increasingly, the economic
importance of tourism has been recognized by governments around the world. At the same time, the tourism industry has
become more complicated in its development and marketing new forms of tourism. One of the fastest growing parts of the
tourism industry is travel related to sport and physical activity. A recent survey found that while the traditional beach and
sight- seeing vacations continue to predominate, 22% of those surveyed reported that opportunities to participate in sports
were important when selecting a vacation.
The term sport tourism has been adopted in recent years to describe sport-related leisure travel. It is generally
recognized that three are three broad categories of sport tourism. The first category. Watching sporting events or Sports
Event Tourism includes hallmark events such as FIFA World Cup Football Championships, and the Olympic games.
Tournament sponsored by the Professional Golf Association or the World Tennis Association are also part of the
spectator- centered sector of sport tourism.
The second type of sport tourism, celebrity and nostalgia sport tourism involves visiting famous sports- related
attractions. Visits of the sports halls of fame fall into this category. Another form of celebrity and nostalgia sport tourism
that has emerged in recent years is meeting famous sports personalities. The cruise industry has been experienced in this
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while on board.
Active participation is the third category of sports tourism. This is composed of individuals who travel to participate in
golf, skiing, and tennis in particular, although other sports such as fishing, and scuba diving are popular in the US.

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V. Translation
72. 很多人对他们的潜能一无所知。(ignorant)
Many people are totally ignorant of their potential (abilitiestalents).
73. 这些政策在一定程度上对该地区的经济衰退负有责任。(extent)
These policies are responsible for the economic recession in the area to some extent.
These policies are to some extent responsible for the region’s economic decline.
74. 自古以来老百姓就希望天下太平，同各国人民友好相处。(long for)
Since ancient times people have longed for a peaceful world to live together in friendship with people fromof all countries.
Since ancient times people have longed for a peaceful world, where people of alldifferent countries live together in
friendship.
75. 青少年问题的发展趋势值得我们关注和研究，也值得整个社会群策群力，共商对策。(which)
The developing trend of youthadolescentteenager problems deserves our attention and research analysis, which also
deserves the joint efforts of the whole society to find solutions.

VI. Guided Writing
76. 假设你是明启中学高三学生卢平，你的网友王磊近日就学习时如何记好笔记发 邮件向你求教，请给他回复一封
电子邮件，邮件必须包括以下内容：
●描述两到三个不同的笔记类型及其特征
●如何记好笔记的建议




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