2020届上海市松江区高三英语二模(word版+听力文本+答案)

松江区2019学年度第二学期模拟考质量监控试卷高三英语（满分140分，完卷时间120分钟）2020.05ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersoilyourpapei;anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertotliequestionyouhaveheal'd.C.Thelatestnews.D.TlieholidayB.Sheneednlhaveworkedhai'dfortheexam.C.Thelatestnews.D.TlieholidayB.Sheneednlhaveworkedhai'dfortheexam.D.Sheworkedhardandearnedalotofmoney.C.Taknigaphoto.D.WatchingT\A.Sheenjoyedherholidayverymuch.C.Shedidagoodjobintheexam.A.PlaymgagameB.Ridingahorse.A.Thewomandidn’tgettheresultofthematch.TherewaslittleabouttliesoccermatchonTV.Theresultofthesoccermatchwasirtannounced.D.Theresultwasnotavailableinthenewspaper.A.Illagrocerystore.B.Atabank.C.Illarepairshop.D.Atahotel.A.Lendhiscar.B.Driveherthere.C.TelephoneLisa.D.Callherataxi.7A.BossandsecretaiyB.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Managerandclerk.D.Teacherandstudent.A.Theirtasteinbooksisdifferent.B.Shedoesn'tliketoread.C.Sheonlyreadsbooksthathedoesn'tlike.D.Tlielibraryisn'topenlately.A.Sheistiredofdnviiiginheavytraffic.Sheenjoysitbecausesheisgoodatdriving.CShedoesirtrnuiditastheroadconditionsaregood.DSheisquiteunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongway.A.Hecairtgetthebooksoilthelist.B.Helackstimetotakethecourse.Hedoesnllikehistoryatall.D.Hemustreadalotofbooks.SectionBDirections:IllSectionByouwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage・A.Washhishandsthoroughly.B.Practiceeatmgpiequickly.C.Avoideatingmuchfood.D.PreparetherighttasteofpicA.Oilthetable.B.Undertliebottom.C.Onliislap.D.Behindhisback.A.Swallowingthepiewitliwater.

Holdmgthepiemtlierightposition.Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle.Lookmgsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboureats.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.HowtodothegardeningB.Howtogetbirdstoagarden.A.HowtodothegardeningB.Howtogetbirdstoagarden.C.Howtotakecareofbirds.D.Howtofeedbirdshiagarden.C.Howtotakecareofbirds.D.Howtofeedbirdshiagarden.A.Shelter,foodandwater.B.FruitwaterandinsectsA.Shelter,foodandwater.B.FruitwaterandinsectsC.Plants,shelterandfood.D.Plants,seedsandmsects.C.Plants,shelterandfood.D.Plants,seedsandmsects.A.Nottoobseivethem.C.Playwitlithemregularly.A.Nottoobseivethem.C.Playwitlithemregularly.B.Nottoapproachthem.Playsomemusicforthem.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Theyareplaimiiigactivitiesfortheweekend.E.Theyarelookingforanapartmentinthecity.TheyarecomplainingabouttheurbanlivingenvironmentTheyarediscussinglivingplacesandchildren'seducation.A.Thenaturalenvironmentisbeneficialtocliildren・BThecountiysideisaperfectplaceforweekends・CThereismuchtodobesidesworkandstudy.D・It'sconvenientforpeopletogoanywhere.A.Thereisalottoseeanddoforchildrenandadults.Thechildienaretooyotuigtobenefitfromcitylifb.Thereisn'tenougliforchildrentoseeanddointhecity.D・Evenadultsthemselvescamiotgoeverywhereinthecity.ASheisafiill-timehousewife・BShedoesnotcareforherchildren.C・Shelivedinthesuburbsasachild・D・Shewillgotoamuseumnextweekend.GrammarandWcabulaiySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycoixect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperfoniiofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Aftergraduation,SusanwasaskedtobecometheexecutivedirectoroftheFloatingHospital.Shehesitatedatfirst,asitwasademandingjobandshewonderedwhethershecouldhandleit.Butonsecondthouglits,sheagieedtotakethejob・(21)thisjobfilmedoutrewarding,shesoongottiredofit.(22)(seat)atherdeskoneday,shewantedtogodowntotheNewSchoolforSocialResearchallofasudden・Sinceshealwaysbelievedinstinctwasanadvantageshe(23)trust,shedecidedtohaveago.Withoutanyplan,shetitledthecourseTeeltheFearandDoItAnyway1,Susanwasneivousasshefacedthefirstsessionofthehvelve-weekcourse・Thetwohourswentonsmoothly,butshethen(24)(challenge)withanewfear,forshedidn'tknowwhattopresentthenextweek・Butsurprisingly,eveiyweekshefoundshehadmoretosay.Herconfidencelevelgrowing,sherealized・shehadequipped(25)somuchovertheyearsaboutgettingoverfearandherstudentswerediiiikingitup.Attheendofthecourse・theywereamazedat(26)shiftingtheirthinkingreallychangedtheklives.Susaneventuallydecidedtowriteabookbasedonthecourseshehadtauglit.Shefacedmanyobstacles・Andafter(27)(reject)byfouragentsandvariouspublishers,sheunwillinglyputtheproposalinadrawer.Onedayafterthreeyearsofwriting・shewentthroughthediawer(28)sheheldhermuch-rejectedbookproposal.Pickingitup.shehadashaipsensethatsheheldsomethinginherhandsmanypeopleneededtoread・Shesetoutwithmuchdetermination,therefore.(29)(find)apublisherwhobelievedinherbookthesamewayshedid.Thistime,shesucceeded・Shesucceededbeyondherwildestdreams.Shewassohappythatshefollowedherheartandnevergaveupovercomingfearswhichstood(30)herway.SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillilleachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce・Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.releasedG.fascinationBeventuallyC.deliveringD.addressactF.foniieiiyH・sightingI.inquiringJ.undertakenK.misidentifiedFromtheearly1950suntil2009,adepartmentintheUnitedKingdom'sMinistryofDefence(MoD)documentedandinvestigatedreportsofUFOs.Now,morethanadecadeaftertheprogiamended,manyofthose_31_classifiedfilesaboutUFOwillbemadeavailabletothepublicforthefirsttime.Previously,someMoDfilesaboutUFOshadbeenpublishedonlineattheU.K.NationalArchives(国家档案馆)website.TheTelegraphreported.However,alloftheagency'sUFOrepoitswillbe_32_thisyearon“adedicatedgov.ukwebpage.”spokespersonfortheBritishRoyalAirForce(RAF)toldTheTelegraph・ThedecisioncameafterPAMedia,aBritishnewsagency,filedarequestfortheUFOfilesundera/an_33_oninfbnnation,accordingtoTheTelegraph・MoDofficialsdecided“itwouldbebettertopublishtheserecords,ratherthancontinue_34_documentstotheNationalArchivesTtheRAFspokespersonsnid.TheU.K/s_35_withUFOsbeganarotuid1950.urgingtheMoDtofonntheFlyingSaucerWorkingPaityto_36_thephenomenon・accordingtotheUK.NationalAichives・UFOsintheearly1950sevencapturedtheattentionofPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchill,whosentamemotohisakministerin1952_37_・“Whatdoesallthisstuffaboutflyingsaucersamoimtto?Whatcanitmean?Whatisthetruth?”TheflyingsaucergroupconcludedthatUFOsweredelusions(错觉)or38objects.reconiniendiiig4Cthatnofiulherinvestigationofreportedmysteriousphenomenonintheairbe39/^Nevertheless、otherMoDdivisionscontinuedtheworkofofficialUFOinvestigationilltheU.KAfterMoDenactedapolicychangeonDec.1st,2009、theagencynolongerrecordedorinvestigatedanyUFO_40_,accordingtothereportButwhattheydidfind-includingmanyrecentUFOreportsthatwerepreviouslyavailableonlyashardcopies-willbepublishedonlinewithinthenestfewmonths,saidNickPope・afomierUFOinvestigatorfortheMoD.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Ailartificialintelligencecanaccuratelytranslatethoughtsintosentences,atleastforalimitedvocabulaiyof250words.Thesystemmaybrmgusastepcloserto41speechtopeoplewhohavelosttheability・JosephMakinattheUniveisityofCalifornia,SanFiaiicisco,andhiscolleaguesuseddeepleanuiigalgoiithms（算法）tostudythebrain42offourwomenastheyspoke.Thewomen,whoallsufferfiomaceitamkindofbramdisorder,alreadyhadelectrodesattachedtothenbrauistomomtordiseaseattacks・Eachwomanwasaskedtoreadaloudfiomasetofsentencesastheteam43brainactivity・Thelargestgioupofsentences44250uniquewords・Theteamfedthisbrainactivitytoanetworkalgontlmirelatedtonerves,trainingitto45regularlyoccumngpatternsthatcouldbelinkedtorepeatedaspectsofspeech・Thesepatternswerethenfedtoasecondnetwork,wluchtiledtoturnthemintowordsto46asentence・Eachwomanrepeatedthesentencesatleasttwice,andthefinalrepetitiondidn'tfonnpartofthetrammgdata,47theresearcherstotestthesystem.Eachtuneapersonspeaksthesamesentence,thebrainactivityassociatedwillbesumlarbutnotexactlythesane.“Memorizingthebrainactivityofthesesentenceswouldn，thelp,48thenetworkinsteadhastolearnwhafssimilaraboutthemsothatitcangeneralizetothisfinalexample,”saysMakin.Acrossthefourwomen,theAFsbestpeifbimancewasanaveragetranslationerrorrateof3percent.Makinsaysthatusingasmallnumberofsentencesmadeit49fortheAltolearnwhichwordstendtofollowothers.Forexample,theAlwasableto50thattheword“BeaHwasalwayslikelytofollowtheword“Teddy”inaceitainsetofsentences,fiombiainactivityalone.Theteamtriedtransformingthebrainsignaldatamto51wordsatatime,ratherthanwholesentences,butthis52theenoirateto38percentevenforthebestpeiioniiance.“Sothenetworkclearlyisleamingfactsaboutwhichwordsgotogethei;andnotjustwhichbiainactivity53withwhichwords^saysMakin・Thiswillmakeithardtoscaleupthesystemtoa/an54vocabulaiybecauseeachnewwordincreasesthenumberofpossiblesentences,reducing55・SoplueScottatUmversityCollegeLondonsayswearealongwayfiombeingabletotranslatebiamsignaldatacomprehensively.41.A.assigningB.conveyingC.restoringD.introducing42.A.systemsBsignalsC.signaturesD.symbols43.A.illuminatedE.discoveredC.measuredD.stopped44.A.consistedofE.adjustedtoC.agieedwithD.focusedon45.A.simplifyE.identifyC.intensifyD.justify

46.A.understandB.foniiC.describeD.judge47.A.allowingE.inspiringC.instmctingD.advising48・A.becauseB.soC.ifD・but49.A.quickerBslowerC.easierD・tougher50.A.splitB.reflectC.decodeD・tear51.A.individualBcommonC.modifiedD・technical52.A.increasedBdecreasedC.leveledD・degiaded53.A.fiiniishedE.mixedC.associatedD・aimed54.A.passiveE.activeC.limitedD・expanded55.A.tendencyB.cunencyC.accuracyD・fluencySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingtlueepassages・Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfimshedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheiiifonnationgivenillthepassageyourhavejustread・HaveyoueverheardofNollywood?NollywoodisthenameoftheNigerian（尼口利亚的）filmindustry:Nigeriaisoneofthelargestfilmindustriesintheworldbasedonthequantityoffilmsproduced・placingthemrightbelowIndia'sBollywoodandaboveUSA'sHollwood!Boniinaround1992・Nollywoodistheyoungestcomparedwiththeothertwo“woods'：andusesnewfonnsoffinancingandproduction,Nowit'sinadulthood,andbiggerproductionshavebecomemoreregular.However,thiswasnotalwaysthecase.AlthoughmovietheaterswererareinNigeriaduringearlierperiod・originalstorieswerenot.Despitelackoffluidsandexperience・sei匸madediiectorsbegantousecommercialvideocamerastoshoottheirmoviesandsoldthemforhomeviewing.Eventhoughtliisresultedinmovieswithlowproductionvalue,theoriginalstoriesinstantlymadethemahit.Today,thefilmindustryisthelargestemployerafteragricultureandmakesup5%ofNigeria^GDPNigeriaisabigplayerintheindustiyanditisconstantlyimprovingitscraft,takingonnewchallenges・Nollywoodisknownmainlyforitscomediesanddramas,butweareincreasinglyseeinghonormoviesandmusicals.Althoughsometimesheavilycriticizedforlowproductionvalues・Nollywoodcontinuestogrowfansworldwide.Nigerianmoviesnowmakeup11%ofNigeriarsnon-oilexports!Theaveragemovieisproducedin7-10daysonabudgetbetween£7,000-12,000(Hollywood'saverageisaround£60millionpermoviewithoneyearproductiontime).Thisischanging・however,asmorefilmmakersarereceivingpropertrainingandareaimingtomakefilmsuptotheintemationalstandard.WliatistheadvantageofNollywood?Commercialsupport・E・Originalstories.C・Dominantcomedies・D.Fastproduction・Wliichofthefollowingstatementsabout'"woods”isNOTtmeaccordingtothepassage?Bollywoodproducesmorefilmsthantheothertwo"woods”・Nollywoodisknownastheyoungestamongthetluee“woods”.Hollywood'sbudgetforanaveragemovieismuchlessthanNollywoodSD・IttakesmuchlesstimetoproduceaNollywoodfilmthanaHollywoodone・Wecaninferfromthepassagethat・A.Nollywood'scontributiontoNigerafsGDPissecondonlytoagricultureE.NollywoodmakesfewercomediesanddramasthanhonormoviesandmusicalsCmoviesmadebyNollywoodoccupymorethan11%ofNigeria1sexportindustryD・morefilmmakersinNollywoodareattemptingtoimprovethequalityofitsfilmsThepassagemainlytalksabout・filmsworthenjoyinginNigeria.majordifferencesamongthe^voods^・promisingfiitureofNollywood・featuresandchangesofNollywood.(B)Here'sthebadnews:Menarehurting,and,accordingtomanyresearchers,masculinity(男子气)iswhatishintingthemandmakingithardforthemtomaintainfiiendships・Societytellsmentoliidetheirfeelingsandexpectsthemtobeaggressive,somanymenlosetheirfriendshipwhengrowingup.Thegoodnewsisthatthoseskillscanberecovered!Therearealotofexpertswhocanhelp・andhere'swhattheyrecommend:1.Acceptyourowndesireandnonnalizeitforthepeopleillyourlifb.Way,anexpert,recommendssharingarticlesaboutmasculinityandfriendshipsothatyoucanstarttheseconversations!Concentrateonthemanddon'tforgetyouhavetheentireInternetatyourfingertips,friend!ModelvulnerabilitySaythethingthatfiightensorwornesyou.like“TmafraidnobodywillgotomypartyJo广Imissmygrandmaeveiyday."Doingsowillmakeiteasierforotherpeopletofollowyourlead・Weareallontheelevatortoasocietywhereemotionalavailabilityisnonnalized,andIwantyoutopress“dooropen”.Askmorequestions.Peoplesometimesfeeltheymightbepiying(爱打听的)iftheyasksomeoneaboutthemselves-especiallywhentheirfiiendissharingsomethingtough.Butifyougetcuriousinmomentsofvulnerabilityyouwillopenthedoortoallkindsofgrowthinyourrelationship.Taketheopportunitytoreallyseeyourfriendandshowthemtheymatterbyfollowingup.Getclosewiththechildreninyourlifb.Way*sresearchsaysthatthetopprioritythathelpschildien(especiallyboys)growuptohaveemdchiiigfriendshipsistobeclosewithanadultrelativewhowasnotafraidtoexpressemotions.So.ifyouareafather,stepfather,orthinkingaboutbecomingone.orifyouhaveniecesornephews,taketheoppoitiinitytobeclosetothemandhelpthemgrowuptobegoodfriends,too.Wliatisthecommonconceptofbeingaman?A.Tohavenofriendsatall.BTomaintainfriendships.C.Nottoshowtmefeelings.D・Nottohurtothersaggressively.WliichisNOTrecommendedaccordingtothepassage?A.Amanshouldshowhisvulnerabilityinfrontofhisfellows.Amanshouldacceptandnonnalizepeople'sdesireinhislife.Amanshouldtaketheoppoitimitytobeclosetochildrelatives.Amanshouldshowhisfriendstheymatterbyaskingquestions.62・Wliatmiglitbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.WaystoHelpMenHaveFriendship・HowtoExpressTmeFeelings.C.WaystoBecomeaTmeMan・D・HowtoBeBravetoHaveFriends・(C)Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex・Bychangingtheorderofthewordsandbyaddingarangeofatixiliaiyverbs(助动词)，weareabletocommunicatevariationsinmeaning.Wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperfonnotherwordtrickstoconveydelicatedifferencesillmeaning・Besides・grammarisimiversalandplaysapartilleveiylanguage・nomatterhowwidespreaditis.Sothequestionwhichhasconfiisedmanylinguistsis:whocreatedgrammar?Atfirst,thisquestionwouldappearimpossibletoanswer.Tofindouthowgrammariscreated.someoneneedstobepresentatthetimeofalanguage'screation,documentingitsemergence・Somelinguistsareabletotracemodemcomplexlanguagesbacktoearlierlanguages,buttoknowthefomiingofcomplexlanguages,theresearcherneedstoobseivehowlanguagesarestartedfromscratch.Amazingly,however,thisispossible・SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade・Atthattime,slavesfromdifferentnationswereforcedtoworktogether.Sincetheycouldnotleanieachothefslanguages・theydevelopedapidgin・Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Littlegrammarisfoundillthem,andinmanycasesitisdifficultoralistenertoinferwhenaneventhappened,andwhodidwhattowhom.Speakersneedtouseckcuinlocution（迁回曲折的说法）inordertomakethemselvesimderstood・Interestingly,however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoit.Slavechildrendidnotsimplycopywordsfromtheirelders,theyadaptedthemtocreatealanguage・Itincludednewwordordersandgrammaticalmarkers.Complexgiammarsystemsmergingfrompidginsaretennedcreoles,whichareinventedbychildien・Somelinguistsbelievethatmanyoftheworld'smostestablishedlanguageswerecreolesatfirst.The-edendinginEnglishpasttensemayhaveevolvedfrom"did”，“Itendedn,whichwasfirstusedbykids,mayoncehavebeenuItend-didM・Therefore・itwouldappearthateventhemostwidespreadlanguageswerepartlycreatedbychildien.Childrenappeartohavebeenbomwithgiammaticalmachineiyintheirbrains,whichcanservetocreatelogical,complexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.Wliatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?A.Languagelearnersknowthatgrammarisofcomplexity.E.Onecaldoalotwithhisgoodcommandofgrammar.C.Grammarisbothcomplexanduniversalinlanguages・DLinguistsfaceaquestionincreatingconfiisinggrammarsTheunderlinedexpression“fromscmtcli”inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningtoA.fromtheveiybeginningBinancientcultiuesC・bycopyingsomethingelseD・byusingwritteninfonnationWliatcanbeinfeixedabouttheslaves1pidginlanguage?A.Itcontainedacomplexgrammarsystem・E.Itwasfirstcreatedbytheslaves1landowners・C・Itwasbasedonalotofdifferentlanguages・D・Itwasdifficulttounderstand,evenamongslaves・Wliatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.TheEnglishpasttensesystemisinaccurate・&Englishwasprobablyonceakindofcreole.C・LinguistshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildien.D・ChildienuseEnglishpasttensesdifferentlyfromadults・SectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthebox.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce・Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.Thiscouldadddesirednutrientstothesoilthankstotherichvarietyofcrops.Overcenturies,thegrowthofagricultiuecontributedtotheriseofcivilizations.C・Illexperimentswithpeaplants,helearnedhowtraitswerepassedfiomonegenerationtoanother.DIllthe1830sCyrnsMcConnickrshaivestingmachinehelpedmodernizethegrain-cuttingprocess.E・Thishelpedtoproduceextrafoodtotradeforothergoodsandallowedpeopletoworkatothertasks.NewagiicultiualinventionsdramaticallyincreasedfoodproductioninEuropeandEuropeancolonies・Aperiodofimportantagidcultiiraldevelopmentbeganintheearly1700sinGreatBritainandtheLowCountries(Belgium,Luxembourg・andtheNetherlands,whichliebelowsealevel).(67)Oneofthemostiinpoitantofthesedevelopmentswasanimprovedhorse-drawnseeddrillinventedbyJetluoTullinEngland.Untilthattime,fannerssowedseedsbyhand・TiilFsdrillmaderowsofholesfortheseeds・Bytheendofthe18thcentury,seeddrillingwaswidelypracticedinEurope.ManyothermachinesweredevelopedintheUnitedStates.(68)Ataboutthesametime.JolmandHiramPittsintroducedahorse-poweredtluesher(脱粒机)thatshortenedtheprocessofseparatinggrainandseedfromstraw.JohnDeere'ssteelplow(犁)，introducedin1837,madeitpossibletoworkthetouglisoilwithmuchlesshorsepower.Alongwithnewmachines・therewereseveralimportantadvancesinselectivefanning・Byselectivelybreedinganimals(breedingthosewithdesirabletraits),fannersincreasedthesizeandproductivityoftheirlivestock.Plantscouldalsobeselectivelybredforcertainqualities.In1866,GregorMendeFsstudiesinheredity(遗传)werepublishedinAustria.(69)Hisworkpavedthewayforimprovingcropstluoughgenetics・Newcropplantingmethodsalsoevolvedduringthistime.ManyofthesewereadoptedoverthenextcentiuyorsotluoughoutEurope.Forexample・theNorfolkfour-fieldsystem,developedinEngland,provedquitesuccessfiiLItinvolvedtheyearlyrotation(轮作)ofseveralcrops,includingwheat,turnips，barley,clover,andryegrass・(70)Moreover,thismethodenabledfannerstogrowenoughtosellsomeofthekhaivestwithouthavingtoleaveanylandimplanted.Notallpartsoftheworldbenefitedfromthesedevelopmentsinstantly,however.FannersinotherpartssuchasAustraliaandAfiicacontinuedtouseoldwaysofagricultureforalongtime.I\r.SummaryWTitingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words・Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Nowjtmayseemstrangetoleanifromsomeonewhowritesaboutprettydresseseveiyday,but:youdon'thavetobeprettyandyoudon'thavetosparenoefforttobeprettyjusttopleaseothers.Ybudonrthavetofeelbotheredforyourplainlookingthatmakesyoulumoticed・Afterall,eveiyoneofus,whetherchanningornot,isadropintheoceanandyoudon'toweprettinesstoanyone.Admittedly,Tmnotsayingthatyoushouldiilbeprettyifyouwantto.Beingprettyispleasant,ftm,refieshingandsatisfying.makingpeoplefeeldelightedandsmileatyouunconsciously.Butintemisofimportance,prettinessstandsseveralstepsdownfromhappinesseswaybelowhealth,andifdoneasanobligation,canbefarawayfromindependence.Butwhatdoesyou-donl-have-to-be-prettymeanineverydaytenns?Itmeansyoudon'thavetoblameyourparentsfornotgivingyoutheworld-desiredappearanceandthatyoudon'thavetoapologizeforwearingthingsthatarcheldtobenunflatteringnorutmfashionableH-especiallyif^infact,theymakeyouhappyonsomeleveldeeperthanjustbeingprettydoes.Aslongasyouareclean,coveredenough.andhavebandagedanyopenwounds.youcanwearanycolororstyleyoupleasejioldingyourheadshigh,ifitmakesyouhappy.Prettinessjfssadtosay,canhaveashelflife.Ifssotiedupwithyouththat.atsomepoint(ifyouTelucky),you'regoingtohavetograduatefromprettiness,sometimesbeforeyouknowit.Butyouwon'tevengetthereifyouthinkyouhavetofollowallthesignsthatsay"thiswaytoprettinessn.Yougettherebytravellingtherouteyoufindmostinteresting.V.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets・她感觉太无聊了，于是把这本杂志从头到尾看了一遍。(So..)没有良好的信用记录，你将无法从银行获取贷款。(qualify)每周六早晨，我们都雷打不动地去郊区远足，以增通体质,磨练意志,。(amle)全国上下团结一心，科学家们夜以继日地研制药品，相信战胜灾难的日子近在咫尺。(before)VLGuidedWritingDiiections:WriteaEnglishcompositionill120-150wordsaccordingtotheiiistmctionsgivenbelowinChinese.你是李明，你在读高一的表弟张丰依旧在进行居家学习。他在学习时容易分心，总是忍不住打网络游戏或看网络小说，于是发电子邮件向你求助，请你结合自己的经验回复他一封电子邮件，谈谈你是如何集中精力开展居家学习(homeschoolyourselfduringtheCOMD-19outbreak)的。听力文本W:Thebroadcastsaysthere'sgoingtobeathunderstonntoday.M:Idon'tbelieveit,Look,thesunisout.Q:Whataretheydiscussing?M:Congratulations.YoucertainlydidquitewellandImustsayyoudeseivethatgrade.W:Well.Ireallystudiedhardforthatexam・I'vebeenpreparingforitformorethanamonthNow,Icanrelaxforawliile・Q:Whywasthewomansohappy?W:Raiseyourheadalittlebitandsniilealittle・Youlookwonderfiilposinglikethat.M:Waitaminute,Letmeputonacowboyhat.Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?M:Maiyhaveyouheardwhowonthesoccermatch?W:ImisseditandIhaven'thadenoughtimetoreadanewspaper.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?W:HowlongwillittakeyoutofixtheTVM:Illcallyouwhenifsready.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?W:IfLisadoesn'treturnmycarin15minutestime.TmafraidFllbelateforthebaseballgame・M:Wouldyoulikemetogetataxiforyou?D:Whatdidthemanoffertodo?M:Now,youappliedforthejobasasecretaiy.Whydoyouchooseourcompany?W:Well,first,yourcompanyenjoysagoodreputationandIhopeIcanimprovemyabilityineveiyaspect・D:What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?&M:Readanytilinginterestinglately?W:Nothingyouwouldlike.O:Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:Ihearyoudrivealongwaytoworkeveiyday.W:Oh.yes.It'sabout60miles.Butitdoesn'tseemthatfax;theroadisnotbadandthere'snotmuchtraffic.O:Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutdrivingtowork?M:Ithinkthishistoiycourseisinteresting,butifsveiydifficult.I'llnevergetthroughthereadinglistW:Don'twonyYoullfindthetimesomehow.Q:Whyisthemanwonied?11-13CountyfaksareatraditioninNewEnglandtowns.Theyoffergreatentertaiiinient・Onepopulareventisthepie-eatingcontest.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecontest,itisagoodideatoremembertheseguidelines:First・makesureyourstomachisnearlyemptyoffood.Eatingawholepiecanbehardifyouhavejustfinishedameal.Next,itishelpfilltolikethepieyouaregoingtocat.Thecreamtypesareagoodchoice.Theyslidedownthethioatmoreeasily.Placingyourhandsilltherightpositionaddstothechancesofwinning.Thereisatemptationtoreachoutandhelptheeatingprocess.ThiswillresultinbecomingdisqualifiedDonijustsitonyourhandsIfyourhandsaretiedbehindyourbackyouwillnotbetemptedtomakeuseofthem.Nowyouarereadstoshowyourtalentateatingpies.Theobject,ofcourseistogettothebottomofthepieplatebeforetheotherpeople・Itisusuallybettertostartattheoutsideandworktowardthemiddle.Thismethodgivesyouagoaltofocuson.Trynottonoticewhattheotherpeoplenearyouaredoing・Letthecheersfromthecrowdspuryouon.Butdonotlookup.Allyoushouldthinkaboutiseatingthatpie.Questions:Whatshouldapersondobeforeenteringapie-eatingcontest?Wliereisthepersonadvisedtoputhishandsduringthecontest?Wliatsuggestionisofferedforeatingupthepiequickly?14-16Oneofthegieatjoysofgardeningistoshareagardenwithbirds・AndithasbecomemoreandmorepopularinBritain・Afewmethodscanhelptoattractbirdstoagarden・Allbirdsdependonplantsforshelterandfood.Soasageneralrule,themoreplantsintheyard,themorebirdswill