2020届上海松江区高三英语二模

/〃〃〃〃〃〃〃// /////////////////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）2020.05I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Thebroadcast.B.Theweather.C.Thelatestnews.D.ThholidayA.Sheenjoyedherholidayverymuch.B.Sheneedn'thaveworkedhardfortheexam.C.Shedidagoodjobintheexam. D.Sheworkedhardandearnedalotofmoney.A.PlayingagameB.Ridingahorse.C.Takingaphoto.D.WatchingTVA.Thewomandidn'tgettheresultofthematch.TherewaslittleaboutthesoccermatchonTV.Theresultofthesoccermatchwasn'tannounced.Theresultwasnotavailableinthenewspaper.5.A.Inagrocerystore.Atabank.Inarepairshop.Atahotel.5.A.Inagrocerystore.Atabank.Inarepairshop.Atahotel.1/26/////////////////.A.Lendhiscar.B.Driveherthere.C.TelephoneLisa.D.Callherataxi.A.Bossandsecretary.B.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Managerandclerk.D.Teacherandstudent.A.Theirtasteinbooksisdifferent. B.Shedoesn'tliketoread.C.Sheonlyreadsbooksthathedoesn'tlike.D.Thelibraryisn'topenlately.A.Sheistiredofdrivinginheavytraffic.B.Sheenjoysitbecausesheisgoodatdriving.CShedoesn'tminditastheroadconditionsaregood.DSheisquiteunhappytohavetodrivesuchalongway.A.Hecan'tgetthebooksonthelist.B.Helackstimetotakethecourse.C.Hedoesn'tlikehistoryatall.D.Hemustreadalotofbooks.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Washhishandsthoroughly.B.Practiceeatingpiequickly.C.Avoideatingmuchfood. D.Preparetherighttasteofpic2/26

/////////////////D.Behindhisback.A.Onthetable.B.Underthebottom.C.Onhislap.D.Behindhisback.A.Swallowingthepiewithwater.Holdingthepieintherightposition.Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle.Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboureats.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.HowtodothegardeningB.Howtogetbirdstoagarden.14.A.HowtodothegardeningB.Howtogetbirdstoagarden.Howtotakecareofbirds.Howtofeedbirdsinagarden.Howtotakecareofbirds.Howtofeedbirdsinagarden.15.A.Shelter.foodandwater.B.Fruitwaterandinsects15.A.Shelter.foodandwater.B.FruitwaterandinsectsC.Plants.shelterandfood.D.Plants.seedsandinsects.C.Plants.shelterandfood.D.Plants.seedsandinsects.16.A.Nottoobservethem.B.Nottoapproachthem.16.A.Nottoobservethem.B.Nottoapproachthem.Playwiththemregularly.Playsomemusicforthem.Playwiththemregularly.Playsomemusicforthem.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Theyareplanningactivitiesfortheweekend.Theyarelookingforanapartmentinthecity.TheyarecomplainingabouttheurbanlivingenvironmentTheyarediscussinglivingplacesandchildren'seducation.A.Thenaturalenvironmentisbeneficialtochildren.3/26/////////////////BThecountrysideisaperfectplaceforweekends.CThereismuchtodobesidesworkandstudy.D.It'sconvenientforpeopletogoanywhere.A.Thereisalottoseeanddoforchildrenandadults.Thechildrenaretooyoungtobenefitfromcitylife.Thereisn'tenoughforchildrentoseeanddointhecity.Evenadultsthemselvescannotgoeverywhereinthecity.ASheisafull-timehousewife.BShedoesnotcareforherchildren.Shelivedinthesuburbsasachild.Shewillgotoamuseumnextweekend.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Aftergraduation,SusanwasaskedtobecometheexecutivedirectoroftheFloatingHospital.Shehesitatedatfirst,asitwasademandingjobandshewonderedwhethershecouldhandleit.Butonsecondthoughts,sheagreedtotakethejob.(21)4/26/////////////////thisjobturnedoutrewarding.shesoongottiredofit.(22)(seat)atherdeskoneday,shewantedtogodowntotheNewSchoolforSocialResearchallofasudden.Sinceshealwaysbelievedinstinctwasanadvantageshe(23)trust,shedecidedtohaveago.Withoutanyplan,shetitledthecourse'FeeltheFearandDoItAnyway',Susanwasnervousasshefacedthefirstsessionofthetwelve-weekcourse.Thetwohourswentonsmoothly,butshethen(24)(challenge)withanewfear,forshedidn'tknowwhattopresentthenextweek.Butsurprisingly,everyweekshefoundshehadmoretosay.Herconfidencelevelgrowing,sherealized.shehadequipped(25)somuchovertheyearsaboutgettingoverfearandherstudentsweredrinkingitup.Attheendofthecourse.theywereamazedat(26)shiftingtheirthinkingreallychangedtheirlives.Susaneventuallydecidedtowriteabookbasedonthecourseshehadtaught.Shefacedmanyobstacles.Andafter(27)(reject)byfouragentsandvariouspublishers.sheunwillinglyputtheproposalinadrawer.Onedayafterthreeyearsofwriting.shewentthroughthedrawer(28)sheheldhermuch-rejectedbookproposal.Pickingitup.shehadasharpsensethatsheheldsomethinginherhandsmanypeopleneededtoread.Shesetoutwithmuchdetermination,therefore.(29)(find)apublisherwhobelievedinherbookthesamewayshedid.Thistime,shesucceeded.Shesucceededbeyondherwildestdreams.Shewassohappythatshefollowedherheartandnevergaveupovercomingfearswhichstood(30)herway.5/26 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SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.A.releasedG.fascinationB.eventuallyC.deliveringD.addressE.actF.formerlyH.sightingI.inquiringJ.undertakenK.misidentifiedFromtheearly1950suntil2009,adepartmentintheUnitedKingdom'sMinistryofDefence(MoD)documentedandinvestigatedreportsofUFOs.Now,morethanadecadeaftertheprogramended,manyofthose_31classifiedfilesaboutUFOwillbemadeavailabletothepublicforthefirsttime.Previously,someMoDfilesaboutUFOshadbeenpublishedonlineattheU.K.NationalArchives(国家档案馆)website.TheTelegraphreported.However,alloftheagency'sUFOreportswillbe_32thisyearon“adedicatedgov.ukwebpage.”spokespersonfortheBritishRoyalAirForce(RAF)toldTheTelegraph.ThedecisioncameafterPAMedia,aBritishnewsagency,filedarequestfortheUFOfilesundera/an_33oninformation,accordingtoTheTelegraph.MoDofficialsdecided“itwouldbebettertopublishtheserecords,ratherthancontinue_34_documentstotheNationalArchives.”theRAFspokespersonsaid.TheU.K.'s35withUFOsbeganaround1950.urgingtheMoDtoformtheFlyingSaucerWorkingPartyto_36_thephenomenon.accordingtotheUK.NationalArchives.UFOsintheearly1950sevencapturedtheattentionofPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchill,whosentamemotohisairministerin1952_37.“Whatdoesallthisstuffaboutflyingsaucersamountto?Whatcanitmean?6/26/////////////////Whatisthetruth?”TheflyingsaucergroupconcludedthatUFOsweredelusions（错觉）or38objects.recommending“thatnofurtherinvestigationofreportedmysteriousphenomenonintheairbe_39—.“Nevertheless,otherMoDdivisionscontinuedtheworkofofficialUFOinvestigationintheU.KAfterMoDenactedapolicychangeonDec.1st,2009,theagencynolongerrecordedorinvestigatedanyUFO_40_,accordingtothereport.ButwhattheydidfindincludingmanyrecentUFOreportsthatwerepreviouslyavailableonlyashardcopies-willbepublishedonlinewithinthenestfewmonths.saidNickPope.aformerUFOinvestigatorfortheMoD.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Anartificialintelligencecanaccuratelytranslatethoughtsintosentences,atleastforalimitedvocabularyof250words.Thesystemmaybringusastepcloserto41speechtopeoplewhohavelosttheability.JosephMakinattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,andhiscolleaguesuseddeeplearningalgorithms（算法）tostudythebrain_42offourwomenastheyspoke.Thewomen,whoallsufferfromacertainkindofbraindisorder,alreadyhadelectrodesattachedtotheirbrainstomonitordiseaseattacks.7/26/////////////////Eachwomanwasaskedtoreadaloudfromasetofsentencesastheteam43brainactivity.Thelargestgroupofsentences44250uniquewords.Theteamfedthisbrainactivitytoanetworkalgorithmrelatedtonerves,trainingitto_45regularlyoccurringpatternsthatcouldbelinkedtorepeatedaspectsofspeech.Thesepatternswerethenfedtoasecondnetwork,whichtriedtoturnthemintowordsto46_asentence.Eachwomanrepeatedthesentencesatleasttwice,andthefinalrepetitiondidn,tformpartofthetrainingdata,_47_theresearcherstotestthesystem.Eachtimeapersonspeaksthesamesentence,thebrainactivityassociatedwillbesimilarbutnotexactlythesane.“Memorizingthebrainactivityofthesesentenceswouldn,thelp,48thenetworkinsteadhastolearnwhat,ssimilaraboutthemsothatitcangeneralizetothisfinalexample,”saysMakin.Acrossthefourwomen,theAI,sbestperformancewasanaveragetranslationerrorrateof3percent.Makinsaysthatusingasmallnumberofsentencesmadeit 49_fortheAItolearnwhichwordstendtofollowothers.Forexample,theAIwasableto50thattheword“Bear”wasalwayslikelytofollowtheword“Teddy”inacertainsetofsentences,frombrainactivityalone.Theteamtriedtransformingthebrainsignaldatainto51wordsatatime,ratherthanwholesentences,butthis52theerrorrateto38percentevenforthebestperformance.“Sothenetworkclearlyislearningfactsaboutwhichwordsgotogether,andnotjustwhichbrainactivity53withwhichwords,”saysMakin.Thiswillmakeithardtoscaleupthesystemtoa/an54vocabularybecauseeachnewwordincreasesthenumberofpossiblesentences,reducing_55_.SophieScottatUniversityCollegeLondonsayswearealongwayfrombeingabletotranslatebrainsignaldatacomprehensively.8/26

/////////////////41.A.assigningB.conveyingC.restoringD.introducing42.A.systemsB.signalsC.signaturesD.symbols43.A.illuminatedB.discoveredC.measuredD.stopped44.A.consistedofB.adjustedtoC.agreedwithD.focusedon45.A.simplifyB.identifyC.intensifyD.justify46.A.understandB.formC.describeD.judge47.A.allowingB.inspiringC.instructingD.advising48.A.becauseB.soC.ifD.but49.A.quickerB.slowerC.easierD.tougher50.A.splitB.reflectC.decodeD.tear51.A.individualB.commonC.modifiedD.technical52.A.increasedB.decreasedC.leveledD.degraded53.A.furnishedB.mixedC.associatedD.armed54.A.passiveB.activeC.limitedD.expanded55.A.tendencyB.currencyC.accuracyD.fluencySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthe9/26/////////////////passageyourhavejustread.(A)HaveyoueverheardofNollywood?NollywoodisthenameoftheNigerian(尼日禾U亚的)filmindustry:Nigeriaisoneofthelargestfilmindustriesintheworldbasedonthequantityoffilmsproduced.placingthemrightbelowIndia'sBollywoodandaboveUSA'sHollwood!Borninaround1992.Nollywoodistheyoungestcomparedwiththeothertwo“woods”,andusesnewformsoffinancingandproduction,Nowit,sinadulthood.ambiggerproductionshavebecomemoreregular.However.thiswasnotalwaysthecase.AlthoughmovietheaterswererareinNigeriaduringearlierperiod.originalstorieswerenot.Despitelackoffundsandexperience.self-madedirectorsbegantousecommercialvideocamerastoshoottheirmoviesandsoldthemforhomeviewing.Eventhoughthisresultedinmovieswithlowproductionvalue,theoriginalstoriesinstantlymadethemahit.Today,thefilmindustryisthelargestemployerafteragricultureandmakesup5%ofNigeria'sGDP.Nigeriaisabigplayerintheindustryanditisconstantlyimprovingitscraft,takingonnewchallenges.Nollywoodisknownmainlyforitscomediesanddramas.butweareincreasinglyseeinghorrormoviesandmusicals.Althoughsometimesheavilycriticizedforlowproductionvalues.Nollywoodcontinuestogrowfansworldwide.Nigerianmoviesnowmakeup11%ofNigeria'snon-oilexports!Theaveragemovieisproducedin7-10daysonabudgetbetween£7,000-12,000(Hollywood'saverageisaround£60millionpermoviewithoneyearproductiontime).Thisischanging.however,asmorefilmmakersarereceivingpropertrainingandareaimingtomakefilmsuptotheinternationalstandard.WhatistheadvantageofNollywood?10/26/////////////////A.Commercialsupport. B.Originalstories.C.Dominantcomedies.D.Fastproduction.Whichofthefollowingstatementsabout“woods”isNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?Bollywoodproducesmorefilmsthantheothertwo“woods”.Nollywoodisknownastheyoungestamongthethree“woods”.Hollywood'sbudgetforanaveragemovieismuchlessthanNollywood's.IttakesmuchlesstimetoproduceaNollywoodfilmthanaHollywoodone.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.Nollywood'scontributiontoNigera'sGDPissecondonlytoagricultureNollywoodmakesfewercomediesanddramasthanhorrormoviesandmusicalsCmoviesmadebyNollywoodoccupymorethan11%ofNigeria'sexportindustryD.morefilmmakersinNollywoodareattemptingtoimprovethequalityofitsfilms59.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.filmsworthenjoyinginNigeria.majordifferencesamongthe“woods”.promisingfutureofNollywood.featuresandchangesofNollywood.11/26/////////////////(B)Here'sthebadnews:Menarehurting,and,accordingtomanyresearchers.masculinity(男子气)iswhatishurtingthemandmakingithardforthemtomaintainfriendships.Societytellsmentohidetheirfeelingsandexpectsthemtobeaggressive,somanymenlosetheirfriendshipwhengrowingup.Thegoodnewsisthatthoseskillscanberecovered!Therearealotofexpertswhocanhelp.andhere'swhattheyrecommend:Acceptyourowndesireandnormalizeitforthepeopleinyourlife.Way,anexpert,recommendssharingarticlesaboutmasculinityandfriendshipsothatyoucanstarttheseconversations!Concentrateonthemanddon'tforgetyouhavetheentireInternetatyourfingertips,friend!Modelvulnerability.Saythethingthatfrightensorworriesyou.like“I'mafraidnobodywillgotomyparty,”or“Imissmygrandmaeveryday."Doingsowillmakeiteasierforotherpeopletofollowyourlead.Weareallontheelevatortoasocietywhereemotionalavailabilityisnormalized,andIwantyoutopress“dooropen”.Askmorequestions.Peoplesometimesfeeltheymightbeprying(爱打听的)iftheyasksomeoneaboutthemselves-especiallywhentheirfriendissharingsomethingtough.Butifyougetcuriousinmomentsofvulnerabilityyouwillopenthedoortoallkindsofgrowthinyourrelationship.Taketheopportunitytoreallyseeyourfriendandshowthemtheymatterbyfollowingup.Getclosewiththechildreninyourlife.Way'sresearchsaysthatthetopprioritythathelpschildren(especiallyboys)growuptohaveenrichingfriendshipsistobeclosewithanadultrelativewhowasnotafraidtoexpressemotions.So.ifyouareafather.stepfather.orthinkingaboutbecomingone.orifyouhaveniecesornephews,taketheopportunitytobeclosetothemandhelpthemgrowuptobegoodfriends,too.12/26/////////////////Whatisthecommonconceptofbeingaman?Tohavenofriendsatall.Tomaintainfriendships.Nottoshowtruefeelings.Nottohurtothersaggressively.WhichisNOTrecommendedaccordingtothepassage?Amanshouldshowhisvulnerabilityinfrontofhisfellows.Amanshouldacceptandnormalizepeople'sdesireinhislife.Amanshouldtaketheopportunitytobeclosetochildrelatives.Amanshouldshowhisfriendstheymatterbyaskingquestions.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?WaystoHelpMenHaveFriendship.HowtoExpressTrueFeelings.WaystoBecomeaTrueMan.HowtoBeBravetoHaveFriends.(C)13/26/////////////////Nostudentofaforeignlanguageneedstobetoldthatgrammariscomplex.Bychangingtheorderofthewordsandbyaddingarangeofauxiliaryverbs（助动词），weareabletocommunicatevariationsinmeaning.Wecanturnastatementintoaquestion,statewhetheranactionhastakenplaceorissoontotakeplace,andperformotherwordtrickstoconveydelicatedifferencesinmeaning.Besides.grammarisuniversalandplaysapartineverylanguage.nomatterhowwidespreaditis.Sothequestionwhichhasconfusedmanylinguistsis:whocreatedgrammar?Atfirst,thisquestionwouldappearimpossibletoanswer.Tofindouthowgrammariscreated.someoneneedstobepresentatthetimeofalanguage'screation,documentingitsemergence.Somelinguistsareabletotracemoderncomplexlanguagesbacktoearlierlanguages,buttoknowtheformingofcomplexlanguages,theresearcherneedstoobservehowlanguagesarestartedfromscratchAmazingly,however,thisispossible.SomerecentlanguagesevolvedduetotheAtlanticslavetrade.Atthattime.slavesfromdifferentnationswereforcedtoworktogether.Sincetheycouldnotlearneachother'slanguages.theydevelopedapidgin.Pidginsarestringsofwordscopiedfromthelanguageofthelandowners.Littlegrammarisfoundinthem.andinmanycasesitisdifficultoralistenertoinferwhenaneventhappened,andwhodidwhattowhom.Speakersneedtousecircumlocution（迁回曲折的说法）inordertomakethemselvesunderstood.Interestingly.however,allittakesforapidgintobecomeacomplexlanguageisforagroupofchildrentobeexposedtoit.Slavechildrendidnotsimplycopywordsfromtheirelders,theyadaptedthemtocreatealanguage.Itincludednewwordordersandgrammaticalmarkers.Complexgrammarsystemsmergingfrompidginsaretermedcreoles,whichareinventedbychildren.Somelinguistsbelievethatmanyoftheworld'smostestablishedlanguageswerecreolesatfirst.The-edendinginEnglishpasttensemayhaveevolvedfrom“did”,“Itended”,whichwasfirstusedbykids,mayoncehavebeen“Itend-did”.Therefore.it14/26/////////////////wouldappearthateventhemostwidespreadlanguageswerepartlycreatedbychildren.Childrenappeartohavebeenbornwithgrammaticalmachineryintheirbrains.whichcanservetocreatelogical,complexstructures,evenwhenthereisnogrammarpresentforthemtocopy.Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?Languagelearnersknowthatgrammarisofcomplexity.Onecaldoalotwithhisgoodcommandofgrammar.Grammarisbothcomplexanduniversalinlanguages.DLinguistsfaceaquestionincreatingconfusinggrammarsTheunderlinedexpression“fTomscratch“inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningtofromtheverybeginninginancientculturesbycopyingsomethingelsebyusingwritteninformationWhatcanbeinferredabouttheslaves'pidginlanguage?Itcontainedacomplexgrammarsystem.Itwasfirstcreatedbytheslaves'landowners.Itwasbasedonalotofdifferentlanguages.Itwasdifficulttounderstand,evenamongslaves.15/26/////////////////Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?A.TheEnglishpasttensesystemisinaccurate.8.Englishwasprobablyonceakindofcreole.LinguistshaveproventhatEnglishwascreatedbychildren.ChildrenuseEnglishpasttensesdifferentlyfromadults.SectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthebox.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.Thiscouldadddesirednutrientstothesoilthankstotherichvarietyofcrops.Overcenturies,thegrowthofagriculturecontributedtotheriseofcivilizations.Inexperimentswithpeaplants,helearnedhowtraitswerepassedfromonegenerationtoanother.DInthe1830sCyrusMcCormick'sharvestingmachinehelpedmodernizethegraincuttingprocess.Thishelpedtoproduceextrafoodtotradeforothergoodsandallowedpeopletoworkatothertasks.NewagriculturalinventionsdramaticallyincreasedfoodproductioninEuropeandEuropeancolonies.16/26/////////////////Aperiodofimportantagriculturaldevelopmentbeganintheearly1700sinGreatBritainandtheLowCountries(Belgium,Luxembourg.andtheNetherlands,whichliebelowsealevel).(67)Oneofthemostimportantofthesedevelopmentswasanimprovedhorse-drawnseeddrillinventedbyJethroTullinEngland.Untilthattime.farmerssowedseedsbyhand.Tull'sdrillmaderowsofholesfortheseeds.Bytheendofthe18thcentury,seeddrillingwaswidelypracticedinEurope.ManyothermachinesweredevelopedintheUnitedStates.(68)Ataboutthesametime.JohnandHiramPittsintroducedahorse-poweredthresher(脱粒机)thatshortenedtheprocessofseparatinggrainandseedfromstraw.JohnDeere'ssteelplow(犁),introducedin1837,madeitpossibletoworkthetoughsoilwithmuchlesshorsepower.Alongwithnewmachines.therewereseveralimportantadvancesinselectivefarming.Byselectivelybreedinganimals(breedingthosewithdesirabletraits),farmersincreasedthesizeandproductivityoftheirlivestock.Plantscouldalsobeselectivelybredforcertainqualities.In1866,GregorMendel'sstudiesinheredity(遗传)werepublishedinAustria.(69)Hisworkpavedthewayforimprovingcropsthroughgenetics.Newcropplantingmethodsalsoevolvedduringthistime.ManyofthesewereadoptedoverthenextcenturyorsothroughoutEurope.Forexample.theNorfolkfour-fieldsystem,developedinEvedquitesuccessful.Itinvolvedtheyearlyrotation(轮作)ofseveralcrops,includingwheat,turnips,barley,clover,andryegrass.(70)Moreover,thismethodenabledfarmerstogrowenoughtosellsomeoftheirharvestwithouthavingtoleaveanylandunplanted.Notallpartsoftheworldbenefitedfromthesedevelopmentsinstantly.however.FarmersinotherpartssuchasAustraliaandAfricacontinuedtouseoldwaysofagricultureforalongtime.17/26/////////////////.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Now,itmayseemstrangetolearnfromsomeonewhowritesaboutprettydresseseveryday,but:youdon'thavetobeprettyandyoudon'thavetosparenoefforttobeprettyjusttopleaseothers.Youdon'thavetofeelbotheredforyourplainlookingthatmakesyouunnoticed.Afterall,everyoneofus,whethercharmingornot,isadropintheoceanandyoudon'toweprettinesstoanyone.Admittedly,I'mnotsayingthatyoushouldn'tbeprettyifyouwantto.Beingprettyispleasant,fun,refreshingandsatisfying.makingpeoplefeeldelightedandsmileatyouunconsciously.Butintermsofimportance,prettinessstandsseveralstepsdownfromhappiness,iswaybelowhealth,andifdoneasanobligation,canbefarawayfromindependence.Butwhatdoesyou-don't-have-to-be-prettymeanineverydayterms?Itmeansyoudon'thavetoblameyourparentsfornotgivingyoutheworld-desiredappearanceandthatyoudon'thavetoapologizeforwearingthingsthatarcheldtobe"unflattering"or"unfashionable"-especiallyif,infact,theymakeyouhappyonsomeleveldeeperthanjustbeingprettydoes.Aslongasyouareclean,coveredenough,andhavebandagedanyopenwounds.youcanwearanycolororstyleyouplease,holdingyourheadshigh.ifitmakesyouhappy.Prettiness,it'ssadtosay,canhaveashelflife.It'ssotiedupwithyouththat,atsomepoint(ifyou'relucky),you'regoingtohavetograduatefromprettiness,sometimesbeforeyouknowit.Butyouwon'tevengetthereifyouthinkyouhavetofollowallthesignsthatsay"thiswaytoprettiness".Yougettherebytravellingtherouteyoufindmostinteresting.18/26/////////////////.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,。(arule).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)VI.GuidedWritingDirections:WriteaEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.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 (homeschoolyourselfduringtheCOVID-19outbreak)的。19/26/////////////////听力文本W:Thebroadcastsaysthere'sgoingtobeathunderstormtoday.M:Idon'tbelieveit,Look,thesunisout.Q:Whataretheydiscussing?M:Congratulations.YoucertainlydidquitewellandImustsayyoudeservethatgrade.W:Well.Ireallystudiedhardforthatexam.I'vebeenpreparingforitformorethanamonthNow,Icanrelaxforawhile.Q:Whywasthewomansohappy?20/26/////////////////W:Raiseyourheadalittlebitandsmilealittle.Youlookwonderfulposinglikethat.M:Waitaminute,Letmeputonacowboyhat.Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?M:Mary.haveyouheardwhowonthesoccermatch?W:ImisseditandIhaven'thadenoughtimetoreadanewspaper.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?W:HowlongwillittakeyoutofixtheTVM:I'llcallyouwhenit'sready.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?W:IfLisadoesn'treturnmycarin15minutestime.I'mafraidI'llbelateforthebaseballgame.M:Wouldyoulikemetogetataxiforyou?D:Whatdidthemanoffertodo?M:Now,youappliedforthejobasasecretary.Whydoyouchooseourcompany?W: