2023年上海高考英语iread模考试卷第15期(23015) 含答案与默写与写作范文与听力文本和音频(附在文末)

试卷编号：23015

2023年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试

上海英语模拟试卷

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刊发布节及品质钠试题在传科殍的帮讲服为

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionAShortConversations

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Heoncethoughtaboutit.

B.Hethinkstheweatherisgreat.

C.Theschoolhasneverhadtoclosefbranyreason.

D.Theweathercausedtheschooltocloseononeoccasion.

2.A.Herwatchisbroken.B.Shewillwatchthemovielater.

C.Hertelevisionsetisn'tworking.D.ShewillwatchTVwhileeating.

3.A.Bobhasanewcarandanoldcar.B.Bobdoesn'tknowmuchaboutcars.

C.Bobisn5treadytobuyanewcaryet.D.Bob'soldcarisstillingoodcondition.

4.A.Thequizwillbeveryshort.B.He'llgivethequizatalatertime.

C.Thequizwon'tbereadyuntilThursday.D.He'llscorethequizquickly.

5.A.Howlongtheman'sphonecanworkafterthebatteryischargedup.

B.Howdurabletheman'sphonebatteryisafterseveralcharges.

C.Howdurabletheman'sphoneisifthebatteryisdead.

D.Howlongittakestochargetheman'sphonebattery.

6.A.Makeanotherappointmentwithherdoctor.B.Takethemedicineasshewasdirectedto.

C.Restherbackfbrafewdays.D.Stoptakingthemedicine.

7.A.Shewouldlikegotothegamewiththeman.

B.Shedoesn'tlikewatchingbasketball.

C.She'llsellthemanherticket.

D.Shedoesn'thaveaTVset.

8.A.Sheprefersthedoortobeopentohavesomebreezein.

B.Shedoesn'twanthertalkwithMr.Smithtobeheard.

C.Shedoesn'tmindwhetherthedoorisclosedornot.

D.ShewilltalkaboutherprivacywithMrs.Smith.

9.A.Tom'sbosshasatwinbrother.

B.ThepersoninblackisTom'sboss.

C.Tomdidn'tknowwherehisbosswas.

D.ThepersoninblacklookslikeTom'sboss.

10.A.Notmanypeopleknowthepieceofmusic.

B.Hedoesn'tknowthemusicwellenough.

C.Hehasn'tbeenplayingthepianolong.

D.Peopleoftenaskhimtoplaythemusic.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Arecipefbrasoftdrink.B.Themedicinaleffectsofcola.

C.Thehistoryofcola.D.Soft-drinkproduction.

12.A.Hedevelopedcola.

B.Hesoldcolatodoctors.

C.Hewasadrugstoreclerk.

D.Hesufferedfromsevereheadaches.

13.A.Byheatingit.

B.Byaddingsodawater.

C.Bymixingitwithspecialoils.

D.Bycombiningitwithdifferentflavors.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Modemsevenwondersoftheworld.B.Aninternationalvote.

C.Anadventurerandfilmmaker.D.TheGreatPyramidofGiza.

15.A.Architects.B.BernardWeber.

C.Commonpeople.D.TheUnitedNations.

16.A.TheInternet.B.TheStatueofLiberty.

C.PetrainJordan.D.TheColosseum.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.She'llridewithJack'sroommate.B.She'lldriveherowncar.

C.She'lltakeatrain.D.She5llfly.

18.A.Atacamp.B.Onatrain.

C.AtJack'sparty.D.Inamusiccenter.

19.A.TheybothknowJack.

B.Theybothenjoycamping.

C.TheybothliveinNewYork.

D.Theyarebothinterestedinmusic.

20.A.MeetJack.

B.Attendaconcert.

C.Collecthertrainticket.

D.HavedinnerwithLaura.

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ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Willthecoronavirusbikeboomleadtogreenercities?

Thecoronaviruspandemic(新冠疫情)hasledtoanexplosionofinterestinbikesandbiking.

Withthepandemic(21)(continue)tospread,peoplebeganlookingfbrwaysofgettingaround

thatdidn'tinvolvecrowdedformsofpublictransportation.Becausebikinghappensintheopenair,

andthechanceofcatchingthecoronaviruswhileriding(22)(be)verylow,bikingisseenas

asafewaytotravel.

Inmanyplaces,governmentsareencouragingbikeuse.InItaly,forexample,thegovernment

itselfisofferingupto$575fbrpeopletobuynewbikes,whileFrancewillchipin$55tohelpriders

withtheirbikerepaircosts.

Familiesappreciatebiking,too.Withschools(23)(close),andkidsunabletohangout

withtheirfriends,bikingisawelcomeactivity.Formanypeople,(24)encouragesthemto

ridebikesisthatbikingisfun.

Butbikesarealsopractical.Expertssaythatfbrpeopleinsomecities,roughly60%ofthen-

tripscanbemadebybike.Manycitiesareseeingthisasanopportunity(25)(make)their

streetssaferandgreener.Citiesaroundtheworldareaddingmilesandmilesofbikelanes(26)

theirstreetstoencouragebiking.

NewYorksaysitwillcloseoffupto100milesofroadssothey(27)beusedbybikers

andwalkers.Oakland,Californiaplanstoclose74milestotraffic,(28)accountsfbralmost

10%ofthestreetsinthecity.Parishassetupover400milesofnewbikelanes.Carsandtrucks

(29)(ban)from75milesofstreetsinBogota,Colombia.

(30)manyofthesebikeslanesareonlybeingaddedforthetimebeing,ifchangesin

bikinghabitsbecomepermanent,theycouldseriouslycutdowncartrafficandhelpmakecitiesa

lotgreener.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybe

usedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.actuallyB.consideredC.copiedD.inspirationE.mixtureF.observer

G.scientificallyH.startedI.steepJ.trendyK.version

ExerciseAroundtheWorld

Kevin

NotmanypeopleoutsideJapanhavecomeacrossRadioTaiso.Eachmorningat6:30youhear

thispianosoundcomingoutoftheradioandeverywherepeoplestartdoingcalisthenics(gentle

warm-upexercises)togetreadyfbrthedayahead.They'regroupexercisesthateveryonecanjoin

inwith,athomeorinthepark.Peoplesaytheideawas31fromUSfactoriesinthe1920s.It5s

funandthey'resimplemovementsthatanyonecando,oldoryoung.Theygetthebrainworking,

too.

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Jo

Idosomethingcalled“swogging”,a（n）32ofjoggingandswimming.The33came

fromabookaboutpeopleintheCaucasusmountainswhocanlivetowelloverahundredandremain

mentallyandphysicallyfit.Forgenerationsthey'vebeenwalkingdown34slopeseachdayto

swimincoldmountainstreams.Theideaoffreezingcoldwatermightputalotofpeopleo年but

ifs35proventohelpyourcirculationandboostyourimmunesystem（免疫系统）,becauseit

getsyourbody'sself-defensemechanismsworking.Thentheydryoffandclimbbackupthe

mountain.IdothesamethinginNorthWaleswhereIlive,butIjogtwomilestoalake.It's

interesting,butI'vegotalittlewaytogobeforeIreachahundred!

Rashmi

Toanoutside36、yogadoesn'tlookhard;it'sjustslowstretchingandholdingcertain

positions.Yogapractitionerscameupwiththeirown37ofthesaying"Don'tjustsitthere,do

something,whichis"Don'tjustdosomething,sitthere."But38,it'saverygoodworkout.

UkealotofEasternexerciseregimes,itoffersamoreholistic（整体的）approachtohealthby

combiningphysicalfitnesswithmentalwell-being.Theideaistoconcentrateonyourbreathingto

makemovementeasierandreducetension.Althoughit39outinIndia,onlyasmallproportion

ofthepopulationtherepracticeyogaseriously.RecentlymoreIndianshavetakenituppartly

becausethey'veseenitbecome40intheWest.

HLReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Technologyisconnectingusinwaysneverseenbeforeinhumanhistory.Howwillthatchange

oursocieties,ourrelationships,ourselves?

Thafsthequestionthat41MichaelWesch.Thelasttimecommunicationstechnologyhad

suchawide-rangingimpactwas500yearsagowiththeinventionoftheprintingpress.Beingable

toprinttextsinsteadofwritingthembyhand42theworld.Itchangedthewaypeoplecould

communicatewitheachother.Suddenly,multiplecopiesofbookscouldbemadequicklyandeasily.

Asmorebooksbecame43ideasspreadmuchmorerapidly.Butwhatwillbetheimpactof

digitaltechnology,themostpowerful44toolwehaveeverseen?

MichaelWescharguesthatcommunicationis45toourrelationships,soitfollowsthata

changeinthewaywecommunicatewillchangethoserelationships.Wesch,auniversityprofessor,

exploresdigitalcommunicationinhiswork.46,Weschandhisstudentslookatsocialnetworking

andotherinteractiveInternettoolslikeYouTube.Whenpeoplecreateandsharepersonalvideoson

YouTube,anyoneanywherecanwatchthem.Weschsaysthatthis47somepeoplefeelinga

sortofdeepconnectionwiththeentireworld.Butit'snota48relationship;it'snotthesame

astheconnectionyoufeelwithamemberofyourfamily.Infact,asWeschsays,it'sarelationship

withoutanyreal49thatyoucanturnoffatanymoment.Sodoesitmakesensetotalkabouta

YouTube“community”?

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Weschhimself50theimpactofdigitalmediawhenhecreatedandpostedhisownshort

videoonYouTube.Itattractedimmediateattentionandhasbeenviewedmillionsoftimes.Inhis

video,hetellsusthatwebpagesget100billionhitsadayandthatanewblogisstartedeveryhalf

second.Heasksusto51thepowerofthistechnologyandhowweuseit.Whatcouldwedo

withit?Whatisitspotential?

52theuniversity,intherealworld,Weschbelievesifscrucialfbrpeopletobeabletouse

thenewenvironmentofdigitalmediafbrthegreatestpossibleimpact.4tIfsthe53ofourtimes

thatwearenowsoconnectedwefailtoseeit.Iwanttobelievethattechnologycanhelpussee

relationshipsandglobalconnectionsin54newways.IfsprettyamazingthatIhavethislittle

boxsittingonmydeskthroughwhichIcantalktoanyoneofabillionpeople.Andyetdoanyofus

really55allthepotentialthat'sthere?

41.A.awakensB.interestsC.dominatesD.terrifies

42.A.separatedB.oppressedC.overestimatedD.transformed

43.A.outdatedB.originalC.cheapD.available

44.A.connectingB.designingC.printingD.copying

45.A.opposedB.attachedC.possibleD.fundamental

46.A.InadditionB.InparticularC.InsummaryD.Indetail

47.A.leadstoB.sortsoutC.takesdownD.makesfbr

48.A.healthyB.virtualC.realD.working

49.A.choiceB.referenceC.responsibilityD.downside

50.A.experiencedB.avoidedC.underratedD.disliked

51.A.turntoB.thinkaboutC.makeupD.setaside

52.A.OutsideB.OppositeC.AgainstD.Inside

53.A.debateB.endC.tragedyD.achievement

54.A.pointlessB.positiveC.personalD.peaceful

55.A.damageB.affectC.useD.forget

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

BlakeMycoskesetuphisfirstbusiness,EZLaundry,adoor-to-doorlaundryservicefbr

students,whenhewasstillincollege.Havinggrownthecompanytoservicesevencollegesinthe

southwesternUS,hesoldhissharetohisbusinesspartnerandmovedontoamediaadvertising

businessinNashville.ThishesoldtoClearChannel,oneoftheindustry5sleadingcompanies.

Threemorebusinesseslater,stillonly29yearsold,andfeelingsomewhatburnedout,

MycoskiedecidedtogiveitabreakfbrawhileandheaddowntoArgentina.Butrestingwasn't

reallyinhisnature,anditwasn'tlongbeforeMycoskiehadhituponanideathatwouldcometo

definehimasasocialentrepreneur(企业家).

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OnavisittoavillageoutsideBuenosAires,hewasshockedtoseethatmanyofthechildren

didn5thaveanyshoesor,iftheydid,theshoeswerewornoutanddidn'tfit.Sinceshoes,particularly

thelocalfarmers5canvas（帆布）shoe,thealpargata,canbeboughtrelativelycheaplyinArgentina,

Mycoskie5sfirstinstinctwastosetupacharitytodonateshoestothechildren.Butaftergivingit

somethought,herealizedthatthiswasnotamodelthatwouldwork.Onepairofshoesperchild

wouldnotmakethatmuchdifferencebecausetheywearout.Andifheaskedpeopletodonate

repeatedly,sympathyforthecausemightalsowearoutprettyquickly.

InsteadhecameupwiththeideaofTOMSOneforOneShoes.Hewouldtakethealpargatato

America,manufactureitandsellitasahigh-endfashionitemataround$50apair.Foreachpairhe

sold,hewoulddonateanothertoshoelesschildren,guaranteeingacontinualsupply.Also,rather

thanrunningacharity,somethinghehadnorealexperiencein,hecouldruntheprojectasabusiness.

Severalyearslater,thebusinessisbooming,supplyingshoesnotonlytochildreninArgentinabut

alsootherpartsoftheworldwherefootdiseasesareaproblem.

Mycoskiehadnomanufacturingexperienceandunderstoodthathehadtolearnfast.Forthe

firsteighteenmonths,byhisownadmission,hemade“apoorjobofmakingshoes,“butsincethen

hehasbroughtinhelpfromexperiencedindustrypeople.ThevitalelementthatMycoskieadded

washispassion—apassionhewantsotherstoshare.OnecriticismofinitiativeslikeTOMSisthat

themoneyspentbycustomersmightotherwisehavegonedirectlytocharities.SoMycoskie

encourageshiscustomerstobecomemoreinvolvedwithTOMSbyvolunteeringtohand-deliverthe

shoestochildreninneed.It'sagivingexperienceandhehopesitmightinspiresomeofthe

volunteerstodevelopsimilarprojects.

56.WhydidBlakeMycoskegotoArgentina?

A.Tolookfbrideas.

B.Tobeclosetonature.

C.Torelaxhimself.

D.Tostarthisnewbusiness.

57.BlakeMycoskegaveuptheideaofsettingupacharitytodonateshoestothekidsbecause

A.hefounditwasn'talong-termsolution

B.hefoundtheshoesweren'tgoodinquality

C.hefoundpeopledidn'tshowenoughsympathy

D.hefoundthekidsdidn'tlikethetraditionalshoes

58.HowdidMycoskierespondtothecriticismoftheprojectslikeTOMS?

A.Heinspiredothersimilarprojects.

B.Hedonatedmoremoneytocharity.

C.Heturnedhiscustomersintovolunteers.

D.Hehand-deliveredshoestothekidsbyhimself.

59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheFutureofShoeMakingB.ANewBusinessModel

C.AnExperiencedEntrepreneurD.TheShoeGiver

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(B)

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IAM...MRTREBUS

Someyearsago,an80-year-oldmanhittheheadlineswhenthelocalcounciltriedtoforce

himoutofhisownhouseinLondon.Mr.Trebus,who'dhadtoleavehishometowninPoland

afterGermanyinvadedatthebeginningoftheSecondWorldWar,laterservedasatank

commanderintheBritisharmy.AfterhesettledinLondon,hebegancollectingallkindsofthings.

Hewouldtourthelocalneighbourhoodrecoveringthingsfrombinsthatothershadseenasmere

rubbish.Hethentookthisjunkhomeandsorteditintopilesofsimilarthings:aroompacked

withvacuumcleaners,acomerforolddoors,anotherforwindows.Healsomanagedtoacquire

practicallyeveryrecordElvisPresleyevermade.

Bythetimethecouncilcametoevict(驱逐)theoldman,hehadjustatinyspaceinhis

kitchentolivein,surroundedbypilesofoldnewspapersandchildren'stoys.Yetheresisted

eviction,arguingthateverythinghekeptwasuseful.

Hewascleverlyover-the-top,butlet'sfaceit,there'sabitofMrTrebusinmostofus.How

manycollectorsdoyouknow?Personally,Ihaveboxesofoldcomicsintheattic,whichIdon't

read,butcan'tgetridof.Whohasn'tmadesomeimpulsepurchase,whichhasthenbeenleft

lyinginsomecupboardforyears?Howmanyofyouhaveadrawerlikemineinthekitchen:a

drawerfullofcautionandfear,stuffedwithgoodintentions;packedwithoptimismandmeanness

and,ofcourse,allrubbish?Inmydrawer,thereareanumberofinstructionsandguaranteesfbr

thingsFveboughtovertheyears,justincasetheybreakdownorIforgethowtousethem.There

arealsoalargenumberofdeadbatterieswhichFvebeenmeaningtotaketotherecyclingcentre

andanumberofleaflets-oneaboutalocalgymIstillhaven51joined.Therearevariousodd

screws,nailsandpins(I'dhavetobuynewpacksifIdidn'tkeepthem),abrokencup(Imust

buysomegluetostickitbacktogether),andfinallyalargenumberofforeigncoins(theymight

becollector'sitemsoneday,theymightbevaluable).

COMMENTS

RedyellowblueComeon!Getalife!Justthrowitallout!

Dani79Nicepost.Ontopofmycupboard,there5saboxofstufFIdidwhenIwas

atprimaryschool.IreadyourblogandIthought'whatdoIneeditfbr?5

ButthenIlookedatthosecutedrawings,myfunnyhandwritingand...I

couldn'tgetridofitandputtheboxawayagain.Don'tfeelguiltyaboutit!

TimR1975Sowe'reallabitlikeTrebus,butit'sdifficulttosympathisewhenyoulive

withsomeonelikemyflatmate,whohas300pairsofshoes.Areyou

suggestingIshouldjustputupwithit?

ProshrinkIamapsychologistandIreadyourpostwithinterest.Ithinkyou'revery

bravetoadmitthatyouhavesomethingincommonwithMrTrebus,andI

hopeyouradmissionhelpsafewmorepeoplethinkabouttheissue.

Actually,aroundoneintwentypeoplehasaproblemlikethis.Research

suggestsifsatleastpartlygenetic,butifwe'rehonest,we'reallpotential

hoarders.Weallwanttokeepthingswethinkwemayonedayneed-and

weallwantthingstostayaswerememberthemtoo.Ifsaveryfineline.

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60.Whydoesthebloggeruse"IAM...MRTREBUS^^asthetitleoftheblog?

A.BothMrTrebusandhesurvivedaterriblewar.

B.HehasknownMrTrebusforalongtime.

C.MrTrebusandhehaveasimilarhobby.

D.HewouldliketobeanotherMrTrebus.

61.takeanegativeattitudetowardstheblogger5sbehaviour.

A.Dani79andTimR1975B.Dani79andProshrink

C.RedyellowblueandProshrinkD.RedyellowblueandTimR1975

62.“Hoarders"refertothosewho.

A.lovestoringthingsB.admitbeingdishonest

C.throwawayunnecessarythingsD.areinterestedinpsychology

（C）

Jackdaws（寒鸦）switchbetweentwosetsofflocking（聚集）ruleswithdifferingresults,new

researchhasfound.Flocksflyingtowinterroosts（居住地）areorderlynomatterhowmanybirds

theycontain;thosetryingtofightoffenemiesareinitiallydisorganizedwhentheirnumbersare

smallandthensuddenlyfliptoorderonceenoughbirdsjoinin.

Swimmingbacteria,marchinglocusts,schoolingfishandflockingbirdsallfunctionasunits.

Thisphenomenoncanemergewhenindividualagentsfollowingthesamerulescometogether,says

AlexThornton,whostudiescognitiveevolutionattheUniversityofExeterinEngland."Wegot

usedtothinkingofcollectivebehaviorasthisalmostphysicalphenomenon,nhesays.uSotheidea

thatanimalsmightactuallychangetherulesthattheyusewhentheirenvironmentandwhatthey5re

tryingtoachievearedifferentisquitenovelandexciting.^^

TheresearchersfilmedflockingwildjackdawsinCornwall,England,withfourhigh-speed

cameras,chartingindividuals,positionsandflyingcourses.Ofthe16flocksrecorded,sixwere

"transitflocks^^~jackdawsreturningtotheirroostsonwinterevenings.Inthesegroups,regardless

ofsize,eachjackdawadjusteditscoursebasedonafixednumberofneighborsandalways

maintainedorder.

Toinitiate“mobbingflocks,ntheresearcherspresentedtogroupsofjackdawsafakefbx

holdingafake,flappingbirdandplayedalarmcallsthatthebirdscommonlyusetowarnotherbirds

againstenemies.Inthiscontext,jackdawsinsteadnavigatedbytrackingallbirdsthatwerewithina

fixeddistance.4<Withtheserules,youhaveemergenceoforderfrommessJThorntonsays."Small

flocksaredisorganized.Whenthedensityoftheflockreachesacertainlevel,suddenlythereis

order-muchlikehowagastransitionsintoaliquid.^^Thesetransitionshaveneverbeenobserved

inbirdsbefore,headds.

“Whatourworkshowsisthatyoucannotignoretheexternalenvironmentintryingtomodel

collectivebehaviorinbiologicalsystems,saysNicholasOuellette,aphysicistatStanford

Universityandco-authoronthestudy.Drawinginspirationfromjackdaws,hesays,engineerscould

somedayusecontext-dependentresponsestobuildteamsofdronesthatworktogetherfor

firefighting,surveyingandsearch-and-rescuemissions:t4Itallowsyoutothinkaboutdesigning

systemsthataremoreflexible,thatcanchangetherulestomakethebehaviormoreproper.”

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63.WhatdoesAlexThornton'snewresearchfindaboutJackdaws?

A.Theyvarytheruleswithwhichtheygather.

B.Theyfunctionasunitswhileflyingtowinterroosts.

C.Theytendtoflyapartwhenmeetingwithenemies.

D.Theygetdisorganizetowaitformorebirdstojoinin.

64.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueof"transitflocks”？

A.Theyarenormallybiginsize.

B.Theyarealwaysingoodorder.

C.Themembersseldomchangedtheircourses.

D.Themembersfinddirectionbytrackingfarawaybirds.

65.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthetransitionsofagasintoaliquidareprocessesin

which.

A.messturnsintoorder

B.densityremainsthesame

C.changesoftenhappenslowlybutsteadily

D.moleculeskeepafixeddistancefromeachother

66.NicholasOuelletteisquotedinthepassageinorderto.

A.highlighttheflexibilityofflockingbirds

B.revealhowcontext-dependentresponsesoccur

C.showhowtheresearchfindingscanbeappliedtopractice

D.callattentiontotheimportanceoftheexternalenvironment

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecan

beusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Inhisbook,TheComingoftheFairies,heinsistedthatthephotographstakenbytwoyoung

girls,couldnothavebeenfaked.

B.Despiteheartproblems,ConanDoylewentonalecturetourofEuropein1929.

C.Thepoormanwastryingtocomforthimselfinthesethings.

D.HisresultingdepressionledDoyletoinvestigatespiritualism.

E.ConanDoyle'sfirstmedicalpracticewasslowtotakeoff.

F.ButwhenhekilledSherlockoffinonestory,therewasahugepublicoutcry.

SirArthurConanDoyle

SirArthurConanDoylewasbomonMay22,1859,inEdinburgh,asArthurDoyle(helater

usedhismiddlename,Conan,aspartofhissurname).Hisfather,acivilservantandfrustratedartist,

becameanalcoholic,andArthurwassenttoboardingschoolinEngland.

HewentontostudymedicineatEdinburghUniversity,whereoneteacher,DrJosephBell,

madeabigimpressiononhim.Aweirdcharacterinhislongcoatanddeerstalkerhat,Bellhadan

unusualabilitytodiagnosepatientspurelybyreasoninglogicallyfromtheirappearance.

67Whilewaitingforpatients,hewrotefiction.Itwasmanyyearsbeforehisfirstnovel

waspublished,introducingthedetectiveSherlockHolmes,whowasclearlybasedonDrBell.A

seriesofSherlockHolmesstoriesfollowed.

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Doylegrewtiredofwritingthem.68So,Doylehadtobringhimbacktolife.

Doylecombinedwritingwithakeeninterestinsport;heplayedfirstclasscricke