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第第18页/共18页WhatcanweknowaboutEnglishlearninginSaoPaulo,Brazil?Classroomteachingismoreinteractiveandcommunicative.Homestayarrangementprovidespositiveexperienceforlearners.TheInternetandgamesplaysamajorroleinlanguagelearning.Theprincipleoflearningbydoingiswidelyacceptedbylearners.(C)TheParisclimateagreementfinalisedinDecemberlastyearindicatedaneweraforclimateaction.Forthefirsttime,theworld'snationsagreedtokeepglobalwarmingwellbelow2°C.Thisisvitalforclimate-vulnerablenations.Fewerthan4%ofcountriesareresponsibleformorethanhalfoftheworld'sgreenhousegasemissions.InastudypublishedinNatureScientificReports,werevealjusthowdeepthisinjusticeruns.DevelopednationssuchasAustralia,theUnitedStates,Canada,andEuropeancountriesareessentiallyclimate“free-riders”:causingthemajorityoftheproblemsthroughhighgreenhousegasemissions,whilepayingfewofthecostssuchasclimatechangesimpactonfoodandwater.Inotherwords,afewcountriesarebenefitingenormouslyfromtheconsumptionoffossilfuels,whileatthesametimecontributingdisproportionatelytotheglobalburdenofclimatechange.Ontheotherhand,therearemany“forcedriders”,whoaresufferingfromtheclimatechangeimpactsdespitehavingscarcelycontributedtotheproblem.Manyoftheworld'smostclimate-vulnerablecountries,themajorityofwhichareAfricanorsmallislandstates,produceaverysmallquantityofemissions.Thisismuchlikeanon-smokergettingcancerfromsecond-handsmoke,whiletheheavysmokerisfortunateenoughtosmokeingoodhealth.TheParisagreementhasbeenwidelyconsideredasapositivestepforwardinaddressingclimatechangeforall,althoughthedetailsonaddressing“climatejustice”canbebestdescribedasincomplete.Thegoalofkeepingglobaltemperaturerise“wellbelow”2CdeservestobepraisedbuttheemissionsreductionpromisessubmittedbycountriesleadinguptotheParistalksareveryunlikelytodeliveronthis.Morethan$100billioninfundinghasbeenputonthetableforsupportingdevelopingnationstoreduceemissions.However,theagreementspecifiesthatthereisnoformaldistinctionbetweendevelopedanddevelopingnationsintheirresponsibilitytocutemissions,effectivelyignoringhistoricalemissions.Thereisalsoverylittledetailonwhowillprovidethefundsor,importantly,whoisresponsiblefortheirprovision.Securingthesefundsandestablishingwhoisresponsibleforraisingthemwillalsobevitalforthefutureofclimate-vulnerablecountries.Themostclimate-vulnerablecountriesintheworldhavecontributedverylittletocreatingtheglobaldiseasefromwhichtheynowsufferthemost.Theremusturgentlybeameaningfulmobilizationofthepoliciesoutlinedintheagreementifwearetoachievenationalemissionsreductionswhilehelpingthemostvulnerablecountriesadapttoclimatechange.Anditisclearlyuptothecurrentgenerationofleadersfromhigh-emittingnationstodecidewhethertheywanttoberememberedasclimatechangetyrants(暴君)orpioneers.TheauthoriscriticaloftheParisclimateagreementbecause.itisunfairtothoseclimate-vulnerablenationsitaimstokeeptemperaturerisebelow2°Conlyitisbeneficialtoonlyfewerthan4%ofcountriesitburdensdevelopedcountrieswiththefullresponsibilityWhydoestheauthorcallsomedevelopedcountriesclimate“free-riders”?A.Theyneedn'tworryaboutthefoodandwatertheyconsume.Theyarebetterabletocopewiththeglobalclimatechange.Theyhardlypayanythingfortheproblemstheyhavecaused.Theyarefreefromthegreenhouseeffectsaffecting“forcedriders”.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthe$100billionfunding?Itwillmotivateallnationstoreducecarbonemissions.Thereisnofinalagreementonwhereitwillcomefrom.Thereisnoclarificationofhowthemoneywillbespent.Itwilleffectivelyreducegreenhouseemissionsworldwide.WhaturgentactionmustbetakentorealizetheParisclimateagreement?Encouraginghigh-emittingnationstotaketheinitiative.Callingonallthenationsconcernedtomakejointefforts.Pushingthecurrentworldleaderstocometoaconsensus.Puttingineffectthepoliciesintheagreementatonce.SectionC(8分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.BiketourismisontheriseintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld,accordingtotheAdventureCyclingAssociation.Slowly,youcanseesnapshotsofpeople'sdailylivesandinteractwiththem.Travellingaltersyourattitudetowardsthewholeworld.What'sgoodfortheheartisgoodforthebrain,soridingandstayingfitissortofapriorityinmylife.Travelingchangesyourviewofmoneyandwhatitcandoforyou.Everytimeyoumakearoadsidestop,youhavetheopportunitytomeetpeopleorseesomethingnew.TraveltheWorldbyBikeRachelHugensmetherhusband,Patrick,whilebicycletouring.TheHugenses,wholiveinBoise,whennotontheirbikes,recentlywentontheirlatestround-the-worldadventure.Theyvisited36countriesonatour,touchingEurope,Africa,AsiaandSouthAmerica.“Travelingbybikeistheultimatefreedom,”Rachelsaidviaemail.“Onabike,youbecomepartofthescenery.Thelandscapeisnotframedbyawindow.67”AgrowingcommunityDennisSwift,secretaryoftheSouthwestIdahoMountainBikingAssociation,rodeacrosstheU.Slastyear-fromSeattletoSalem,Massachusetts.Sixpeoplestartedthetourandthreefinished,riding52outof56days.Theyaveragedabout60milesperridingday.“Wetookquiteafewpictures;wedidn'tkeepourheaddownthewholeway,”Swiftsaid.“Wegottomeetdifferentpeople.It'sthepeoplethatareprobablymostimportant.”SwiftalsorodethroughtheBasqueCountrywithagroupofBoisecyclistslastyear.He'splanningtoparticipateinaVirginiabiketourthisyear.“Whenyougetolder,yourhealthisthenumberonepriority.”hesaid,“68”Seeingtheplacesinbetween“Travelingbybicycleforcesyoutovisittheplacesinbetweenthatmanybackpackerstravelingbybuswouldpassby,”Patricksaid.“69”Thechallenges,beyondtheobviousmentalandphysicalenergyrequired,includenavigatingvisarequirements,foodchoices,languagebarriers,poorridingsurfacesandboxingbikesforairtravel,Rachelsaid.FinancialflexibilitytotravelThisisthethirdtimethatthecouplehasquittheirjobstotour.Rachelisaregisterednurse;Patrickisanarchitect.Bothregainedtheirformerjobswhentheyreturnedhomein2000and2007.They'reuncertainwhatwillhappenthistime.They'vegiventhemselvesfinancialflexibilitybypayingofftheirhome,commutingtoworkbybikeandavoidingsomeofthebillsthatareimportantpartsformost(cellphones,cableTV).Theytravelwitha$50dailybudget.“70”Rachelsaid.“We'vemetsomecycliststravelinglongtermona$10dailybudget.Theycantravelaslongastheirmoneylasts,sothey'remotivatedtospendwisely.”SummaryWriting(10分)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.ThedrugstorewasclosingforthenightandAlfredHigginswasabouttogohomewhenhisnewbossapproachedhim.“Emptyyourpocketsplease,Alfted,"SamCarrdemandedinafirmvoice.Alfredpretendedtobeshockedbutheknewhe'dbeencaught.Fromhiscoathewithdrewamake-upkit,alipstickandtwotubesoftoothpaste.“I'mdisappointedinyou,Alfred!"saidthelittlegray-hairedman.“Sorry,Sir.Pleaseforgiveme.I'veneverdonesuchathingbefore."Alfredlied,hopingtogaintheoldman'ssympathy.MrCarr'sbrowfurrowed(皱眉)ashereachedforthephone,“Doyoutakemeforafool?Let'sseewhatthepolicehavetosay.ButfirstI'llcallyourmotherandletherknowhersonisheadingtojail."“Dowhateveryouwant,"Alfredshotback,tryingtosoundbig.Butdeepdownhefeltlikeachild.Heimaginedhismotherrushingin,eyesburningwithanger,maybeintears.YethewantedhertocomequicklybeforeMr.Carrcalledthepolice.Mr.CarrwassurprisedwhenMrsHigginsfinallyarrived.Shewasverycalm,quietandfriendly.“IsAlfredintrouble?"sheasked.“He'sbeenstealingfromthestore,"theoldmancoollyreplied.Mrs.HigginsputoutherhandandtouchedMr.Carr'sarmwithgreatgentlenessasifsheknewjusthowhefelt.Shespokeasifshedidnotwanttocausehimanymoretrouble.“Whatdoyouwanttodo,Mr.Carr?"Thewoman'scalmandgentlemannerdisarmedtheonce-angrystore-owner.“Iwasgoingtogetacop.ButIdon'twanttobecruel.Tellyoursonnottocomebackhereagain,andI'llletitgo."ThenhewarmlyshookMrs.Higgins'shand.Mrs.Higginsthankedtheoldmanforhiskindness,thenmotherandsonleft.Theywalkedalongthestreetinsilence.Whentheyarrivedhomehismothersimplysaid,“Gotobed,youfool."Inhisbedroom,Alfredheardhismotherinthekitchen.Hefeltnoshame,onlyprideinhismother'sactions.“Shewassmooth!"hethought.Hewenttothekitchentotellherhowgreatshewas,butwasshockedbywhathesaw.Hismother'sfacelookedfrightened,broken.Notthecool,brightfacehesawearlier.Herlipsmovednervously.Shelookedveryold.Thereweretearsinhereyes.Thispictureofhismothermadehimwanttocry.Hefelthisyouthending.Hesawallthetroubleshebroughtherandthedeeplinesofworryinhergreyface.Heseemedtohaveneverreallyseenhismotherlikethat.Translation(15分)Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.这是他第一次一本正经地评价我的衣着。(comment)住校能使学生有更多的时间和精力投入到学业中。(enable)最让我担心的是这孩子除了在线游戏之外,似乎对周围的一切都视而不见。(concern)正是因为没有抵制住金钱和名誉的诱惑,那位知名演员违反了法律,最终她不得不为此付出惨重的代价。(fail)GuidedWriting(25分)Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.很多高中生会利用课余时间进行知识拓展,现在有两种常见的授课方式可供选择:网络授课(onlineteaching)和传统面授(face-to-faceteaching),你更倾向于那种授课形式呢?请说说你的理由。听力材料和参考答案I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.W:Oh,No,it'sstilloutoforder!M:I'mafraidwewillhavetowalkupallthosestairsagaintoday.Q:Whatarethesetwopeopletalkingabout?2.W:Mr.Smith,thisisyourschedulefortomorrow.You'llbeleavingShanghaiatfive.M:Allright.Haveyoureservedaroomforourcustomeryet?Q:Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?3.M:What'syourhobby?Stampcollecting,readingorsomethingelse?W:No,nothingspecial.Ioftentakepicturesduringholidays,butI'mafraidI'mabadphotographer.Q:Whatisthewoman'shobby?M:I'mnotquitesurehowtoputthis.Butaboutthatcalculatoryouletmeuse,Idroppedit.Andnowthe“ON”buttondoesn'tlightup.W:Oh!That'sOK.Ithasn'tbeenworkingrightforsometime.Q:Whatistheman'sproblem?W:It'sapitythatthefootballmatchhadalreadybegunwhenIgothome.M:Whendidyougethome?W:Itwasaquartertoeight,andithadstartedanhourearlier.Q:Whendidthefootballmatchstart?W:Let'sseeifyoucanfindbooksbytheauthorsyourgrandpalikedasateenager.M:Haha.Butfirstofall,IwanttogooglethebookstoseeifIlikethestorylines.Q:Whatisthemangoingtodo?7W:Let'stakeouttheextradesks.Thereareonlyeightjudgesforourcontest.M:Ithinkwe'dbetterleavesomeforthestudentswhoaretakingpartinthecontest.Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?M:Wow,Ireallyenvyyou,Shelly.W:Well,it'sforbusiness.Infact,I'msickandtiredofrestaurantfood.SometimesIjustwantahome-mademeal.Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutShelly?W:DidyouattendAmy'spresentationlastnight?Itwasthefirsttimeforhertogiveaspeechtoalargeaudience.M:Howshecouldbesocalminfrontofsomanypeopleisreallybeyondme!Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W:Hi,Harry.You'vetravelledalotrecently.WhendidyoucomebacktoChina?M:IjustcamebackfromFrancethismorning.Istayedthereforhalfamonth.ButbeforethatItravelledinItalyfortendays,andIamflyingtoJapanintwodays.Q:Whereisthemannow?SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Mr.Jacksonhadtotravelsomewhereonbusinessandashewasinahurry,hedecidedtogobyair.Helikedtositbesideawindowwhenhewasflying.So,whenhegotintotheplane,helookedforawindowseat.Hefoundallofthemhadalreadybeentakenexceptone.TherewasasoldiersittingintheseatbesidethisoneandMr.Jacksonwashappythathehadnottakentheonebythewindow;but,anyhow,heatoncewenttowardsit.Whenhereachedit,however,hesawtherewasanoticeonit.Itwaswrittenininkandsaid“Thisseatisreservedforproperloadbalance.Thankyou.”Mr.Jacksonhadneverseensuchanoticeinaplanebefore,buthethoughtthattheplanemustbecarryingsomethingheavyinitsbaggageroomwhichmadeitnecessarytohavethepassengersproperlybalanced,sohewalkedonandfoundanotheremptyseat,notbesideawindow,tositin.Then,whentheplanewasquitefull,averybeautifulgirlsteppedintotheplane.Thesoldierquicklytookthenoticeofftheseatbesidehimandinthiswaysucceededinhavingthegirlbesidehimduringthewholetrip.(Nowlistenagain,please)Questions:11.WhatwasMr.Jacksonhappytofindwhenhegotontheplane?WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?WhatdidMr.Jacksonfindoutintheend?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingnews.Chinahasintroducedvariousemergencyresponsesandlong-termmeasuresagainstairpollutioninthecentralandeasternregions.Accordingtothereport,theairqualityindexreadingforXi'an,capitalofShanxiProvince,reached500lastWednesdayafternoon.Thatwasatthetopoftheairqualityindex,orAQIscaleandindicatingseverepollution.SmogstillcoveredthecityandtheAQIatThursdaynoonwas417,makingXi'anthesecondmostpollutedcityintheregionafterXingtaiinHebeiProvinceat491.Acitygovernmentemergencyresponseplanwascarriedout,delayingallconstructionandtakingatleast50percentofgovernmentvehiclesofftheroad.Powerplantsmustlimittheiroutputandreduceemissions.InDecember,nearlyhalfthecountry,includingBeijingandmorethan100citiesin20provinces,sufferedfromsmog.Manyhavetakenaction,includingexperimentingwithartificialmethodstoreducesmog,limitingvehicleuseandchargingafineforpollution.(Nowlistenagain,please)Questions:WhatdowelearnabouttheairqualitylastThursdayfromthenewsreport?HowmanycitiessufferedfromsmoginChina?Whichofthefollowingisnotthemeasuretakenagainsttheairpollution?Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:Hello,andwelcometoourprogram,“WorkingAbroad”.OurguestthiseveningisaLondoner,wholivesandworksinItaly.Hername'sSusanHill.Susan,welcometotheprogram.YouliveinFlorence.Howlonghaveyoubeenlivingthere?W:Since1982.ButwhenIwenttherein1982,Iplannedtostayforonly6months.M:Whydidyouchangeyourmind?W:Well,I'madesigner.Idesignleathergoods,mainlyshoesandhandbags.SoonafterIarrivedinFlorence,IgotajobwithoneofItaly'stopfashionhouses,Ferregamo.So,Idecidedtostay.M:Howlucky!DoyoustillworkforFerregamo?W:No,I'vebeenafreelancedesignerforquitealongtimenow,since1988,infact.M:Sodoesthatmeanyoudesignforseveraldifferentcompaniesnow?W:Yes,that'sright.I'vedesignedmanyfashionitemsforanumberofItaliancompanies,andinthelastfouryears,I'vealsobeendesigningfortheBritishcompany,Burberry.M:Whathaveyoubeendesigningforthem?W:Mostlyhandbagsandsmallleathergoods.M:How'sthefashionindustryinItalychangedsince1982?W:Oh,it'sbecomealotmorecompetitivebecausethequalityofproductsfromothercountries
hasimprovedalot.ButItalianqualityanddesignisstillworld-famous.M:AnddoyoueverthinkofreturningtoliveinEngland?W:No,notreally.WorkinginItalyismore
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