英语江苏省淮安、宿迁、连云港、徐州苏北四市2016届高中三年级上学期期末考试

wordword/word、宿迁、、北四市2016届高三上学期期末考试英语试题第一局部听力理解〔共两小节：总分为20分〕〔共5小题，每一小题1分，总分为5分〕听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatwillthespeakersdonext？A.EatsomebreadB．GoouttoeatC．Makesomesoup2.Wherearethespeakers？A.Inastore B.Onthebus C.Inabank3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers？A．HusbandandwifeB．TeacherandstudentC．Brotherandsister．4.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheactor’sperformance?A．GreatB．Justso-so C.Terrible5.Whatseemstobetheman’sopinion？A．Marywillbeagoodteacher．B．Marycanexpressherideasclearly．C．Thestudentswon’tunderstandMaryverywell．第二节(共15小题；每一小题1分，总分为15分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最优选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每一小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthewomanlooklikeinthephoto?A.Relaxed. B.Young. C.Happy.7.What'strueaboutthewoman'smother?A.Shehadsufferedfromskincancer.B.Shewenttothebeacheveryyear.C.Shelikesswimmingintheseamost.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．Whydoesthewomanneedtoleaveearly?A.Tomeetafriend.B.Tohaveajobinterview.C.TotalktoProf.Sogardaboutherpaper.9.Whatisthewomanmostinterestedinrightnow?A.Gettingmoreexperience．B．Earningmoremoney.C．Helpingothers·听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Wherearethespeakers？A．AtatravelagencyB．onaplane．C．Intheairport·11．Whatannoysthewomanmostaboutairtravel？A．Waitinginlinetogetthroughsecurity·B．Notbeingtoldthereasonforadelay·C．HavingtowaitforadelayedPlane·12．Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutgettingfreemealsfromtheairlines？A．Shethinksit’sunnecessary．B．Shedoesn’tthinktheywilldoit．C．Shethinksit’spartoftravelingbyair.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatseasonisitnow？A．Sping．B．Summer．C．Fall．14．Whereshouldthemangoifhewantstogohiking？A．Gennany．B．Switzerland．C．spain．15．Whydoesn’tthemanwanttogotoGreece？A.Hecan’tunderstandthelanguageB.HedislikesoceanvoyagesC.Heisn’tusedtothefoodthere16．Whatdoweknowabouttheman’snephew？听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whendoesthesportscentercloseintheevening？A.7：00． B．8：00． C．9：00．18．Whichplaceisopenallday？A.Thebasketballcourts B.Thetenniscourts C.Theshop19．Forhowlongistheswimmingpoolopeninthemorning？A．Twohours． B.Threehours． C．Sevenhours20．Whatwillthelistenersdonext？第二局部：英语知识运用〔共两节，总分为35分〕第一节：单项填空〔共15小題；每一小题1分，总分为15分〕请认真阅读下面各题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.—TheSpringFestivalisdrawingnear.Iamconsideringtravelinginasmalltown,especially___________withanoceanview.—Iagreewithyou;Iwouldappreciateitifyoucouldtakemethere.A.it B.one C.that D.this22.WhileDavidsometimeshastroublegettingalongwithhisparentsandevenargueswiththem, theirparentslovehim__________.A.notsomuch B.notsolittle C.nomore D.nolessThetwo-storybuildinghasturnedintoatea-house,among__________previousownersweremanywell-knownactorsandactresses.A.whose B.which C.what D.whom24.Thepolicehavealreadyinvestigatedsomewitnessesandthe __________isthatitwasjustanaccident,evenamongthefamilies.A.conscience B.criterion C.consensus D.contract25.WatchingfootballgamesonTVathomeisonething,goingtowatchthem__________liveisquiteanother.A.perform B.performing C.toperform D.beingperformed26.ManyChineseuseWeChatforbothone-on-oneandgroupmunication______________internationalphonecallswhentravelingoverseas.A.inpreferenceto B.inprocessof C.inreferencewithD.insearchof27.—TheChinesemen'sbasketballteamwonthechampioninthefinaloftheAsianchampionshipinChangshaonOct.3rd,2015.—Fantastic!Itisthe16thtimeinhistorythatChina___________thehonorableaward.A.got B.hadgot C.havegot D.hasgot28.—Whatshallwedotomakethemoviestar'svisitmoresuccessful?—Notmuch.Itisjustthehoteltoputherupin___________sheisreallyparticularabout.A.where B.what C.which D.that29.—Poorandbackwardarea__________WesternChinais,manycollegestudentsarewillingtoworkthereaftergraduation.一Ican'tagreemore.Morechancesofemploymentareavailable.A.since B.as C.although D.while30.Amongthebiggestproblemsfacingthoseremotemountainousvillages__________thelackofexperiencedteachers.A.is B.are Cisthere D.arethere31.Theeducationalexpert’sspeech________anewroundofconsultationfromparentsabout children’sdomesticeducation. A.putoff B.leftoff C.letoff D.kickedoff32.NewversionofParisclimateagreement___________,thewholeworldhasseenapromisingfutureoflowerplanet-warminggreenhousegasemissions.releasing B.released C.hasreleased D.hasbeenreleased33.Iwouldn'tpursuemywritingcareernowifI__________myselfasweakinwritingwhenIwasyoung.A.defined B.shoulddefine C.woulddefine D.haddefined34.FineviolinsbyskilledoldItalianscan_________ hundredsofthousandsofdollars,andpricesstillkeeprising.A.withdraw B.fetch C.deposit D.charge35.―Ifyoudon'timproveyourperformance,they'llfireyou.一Iknow__________,A.Icanseethehandwritingonthewall B.I'mascoolasacucumberC.It'saconfidentialsource D.It'shardtopleaseall第二节完形填空(共20小题；每一小题1分，总分为20分〕请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Shehasapersonalityofbraveryandliveliness,whichwinsheartswithinminutes—and9-year-oldGracieMilleristhesymbolofgraceafteratragicpitbullattack."Imayhavelostmyface,butIhaven'tlostmy36,"shesaid,calminghermomdowninthe37room,15minutesaftertheaccident,twodaysbeforeThanksgiving.Thatday,Graciewasvisitinghergrandfather,RayKaighn.Whiletheywerehangingoutinthe38,somehow,Atticus,afive-year-oldpitbullownedbyavisitingfamilymember,tookaflying39atGracie,teeth40intoGrade'sfacebeforeitsownerrandownto41him.Kaighnsaidhehadbeen42tohavethedoginhishome,butagreedbecauseAtticuswaswell-manneredandpatientwithchildren—43suddenlyhewasn't.WhenGraciecamerollingintotheemergencyroom,herattendingdoctorsaid,"Shewasjustso44Herparentswerereallyupsetandshewas45themandtellingthemitwouldbeOK...46amazingly,thewoundstoherface47missedhereyeandherear."HerteacherKristineLowderhasbeenvisitinghertotutorher.Lowdersaidthenewsofthedogattacklefther48fordays."Sheissolively,ahappy-go-luckykindofgirlwhowasthe49ofgraceinourclass."Graciehas50manypeopleinasimilarway.AndGrade'smomsaidhergirlhasnevermissedabeatsinceshecamehome.Shewillreturntogymnasticssoon.Graciewasneverabitworriedabout51tothebasementwhereshehadbeensobitterly52—andshewasupsetwhenshelearnedAtticuswouldbe53asaresult."Idon'twanthimtodie,Ijustdon'twanttoseehimagain,"shetoldherfamily.Inlife,manypeopleareeasytofeelfrustratedbymeetingabitof54.FromGracie,wecanconclude55andoptimismsurelycontributetoourhappywelfare.36.A.consciousness B.memory C.enthusiasm D.personality37.A.sleeping B.consulting C.emergency D.examination38.A.basement B.backyard C.wing D.park39.A.move B.jump C.action D.scratch40.A.rubbed B.bitten C.sunk D.plugged41.A.scold B.contain C.frighten D.curse42.A.disgusted B.determined C.instant D.hesitant43.A.when B.before C.after D.until44.A.brave B.talkative C.kind D.scared45.A.pleasing B.forting C.relieving D.securing46.A.OrB.YetC.And D.But47.A.closely B.simply C.narrowly D.partly48.A.brokenupB.tornupC.mixedup D.pushedup49.AsignalB.sculpture C.sign D.symbol50.A.touchedB.encouraged C.educated D.conducted51.A.runningdownB.fallingdown C.jumpingdown D.flyingdown52.A.beaten B.defeated C.hit D.attacked53.A.putdown B.putaway C.putoff D.putout54.A.wound B.shorting C.setback D.disadvantage55.A.sympathy B.positivity C.mercy D.glory第三局部：阅读理解〔共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分〕请阅读如下短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。56.Yourmeasurereadingmightbeinaccurate,if_______________.a.youhavejustfinishedyourmealb.youhavejustcycledhomefromworkc.yourchildisusingthecellphoneinthenextroomd.yourwifehasjustfinishedmeasuringherbloodpressuree.youhavejustbeenscoldedbyyourbossbecauseofthedelayedworkA.abc B.abe D.cde57.Whichofthefollowingmonitorsisunderwarranty?A.Themonitorthatwasboughtsixyearsago.B.Themonitorthatgoeswrongduetofalseuse.C.Themonitorwhosepurchaseproofismissing.D.Themonitorwhosesystembrokedownwhenfirstused.BAlthoughtheSamoan(萨摩亚〕Nativeshavelongclaimedtobetheindigenous(本土的〕peopleoftheirislands,holdingfirmtothebeliefthatSamoanswerebirthedbyspecialcreationinSamoa,ithasbeentheorizedbymanylinguists,basedonlinguisticmonalitiesaswellasarchaeologicalfindings,thatmigrantsfromSoutheastAsiaarrivedintheSamoanIslandsapproximately3500yearsago,settlinginwhathasetobeknownas"Polynesia"furthertotheeast. EarlycontactwithEuropeanswasestablishedinthe18thcentury.Christianitywasformallyintroducedwiththearrivalofmissionaries(传教士〕inAugust1830.Duringtheearly20thcenturytheSamoanIslandsweredividedbyGermany,GreatBritainandtheUSA.TutuilaandAunu'uislandswereclaimedbytheUSA.ThewesternislandsbecameGermanSamoa.In1914,NewZealandforcescapturedtheislandsfromGermany,thusbeingWesternSamoa.WesternSamoaregaineditsindependenceonJanuary1,1962.Samoansarenotableinrugby.Despiteitssmallpopulation,theislandofAmericanSamoaproducesdisproportionatelyalargenumberofworld-classAmericanfootballplayers.SamoanMosiTatupuwasamemberofNFLteam(全国橄榄球联盟〕theNewEnglandPatriots.SamoanTroyPolamaluwasamemberoftheNFLteamthePittsburghSteelersuntilheretiredafterthe2014footballseason.TraditionalSamoantattoo(纹身)provesthestrongtiesmanySamoansfeelfortheirculture.Samoanshavepracticedtheartoftattooingforover2,000years.Tothisday,aman'stattoowidelycoversfrommid-back,downthesides,totheknees.Awoman'stattooisnotquiteaswideorheavy.Thegeometricpatternsarebasedonancientdesigns,andoftenindicaterankandstatus.Hereistheprocessoftattooing.Thetattoomasterdipshiscuttingtoolsintoblackinkmadefromburntshells,andthenpuncturesdesignsintotheskin.Thecuttingtoolconsistsofashortpieceofbambooorlightwoodwithapieceoftortoiseshellboundatrightanglesatoneend.Alittlebonebisboundtothelowerbroadendofthetortoiseshell.Thelargertheb,thegreatertheareaontheskiniscoveredwithfewerstrokes.Theprocesstakesdays,andissometimespartiallyacplishedoverlongerperiods,withrecoveryinbetween.58.FromParagraph2wecanlearnthat_____________.A.MissionariesfirstlyintroducedChristianityintoSamoainAugustof1830B.TutuilaandAunu'uislandshaveeverbeenclaimedbyGreatBritainin1920C.EasternandWesternSamoaregaineditsindependenceinJanuaryof1962D.Samoahasahistoryofbeingoccupiedbyatleastfourdevelopedcountries59.Theauthorintroducedthesportitem"rugby"inSamoawithatoneof__________.A.dignity B.doubt C.respect D.sadness60.Whentalkingabouttheirculture,Samoannativesmostprobablyagreethat________A.awoman'stattooisquiteheavyandnotwideB.aman'stattoocoversfrommid-chesttokneesC.Tattoo-receivingrecoversslowlybutnecessarilyD.TattoopatternsalwaysindicaterankandgenderCNEWcarsthatcancontrolandbrakethemselvesriskquietingpeopleinthedriver'sseatintoafalsesenseofsecurity一andeventosleep.ThatwasonesurprisingfindingwhenresearchersputStanfordUniversitystudentsinasimulated(模拟的〕self-drivingcartostudyhowtheyreactedwhentheirrobo-chaufferneededhelp.Theexperimentwasoneinagrowingnumberthatassesseshowcarscansafelyhandcontrolbacktoapersonwhentheirself-drivingsoftwareisataloss.Withsomemodelsalreadyabletostayintheirlaneorkeepasafedistancefromothertraffic,andautomakerspushingformoreautomation,thecar-to-driverhandoffisabigopenquestion.Theelimination(消除〕ofdistracteddrivingisamajorsellingpointforthetechnology.ButintheStanfordexperiment,readingorwatchingamoviehelpedkeepparticipantsawake.TheStanfordresearchsuggestsengagingpeoplewithmediacouldhelp,whilesomeautomakersaremarketingvehicleswithlimitedself-drivingfeaturesthatwillslowthecariftheydetectapersonhasstoppedpavingattentiontotheroad.Thoughresearchisongoing,itappearsthatpeopleneedatleast5secondstotakeover.Meanwhile,traditionalautomakersareadvancingwiththetechnology.MercedesandToyotasellcarsthatcanhitthebrakesandstayintheirlane.Byaddingnewfeatureseachyear,theymightproduceatrulyself-drivingcarinaboutadecade.Onepotentialriskofthisgradualistapproachbecameclearthisfall,whenTeslaMotorshadtoexplainthatits"autopilot"featuredidnotmeandriverscouldstoppayingattention.Startinglatenextyear,theCadillacCTSwillgetaSuperCruisesystem,whichwillallowsemi-autonomoushighwaydriving.Ifthedriver'seyesareofftheroad,andtheydon'trespondtorepeatedurging,thecarslows."Weareinnowaysellingthisasatechnologywherethedrivercancheckout,"GeneralMotorsspokesmanDanFloressaid,"Youcanrelax,glanceaway,butyoustillhavetobeawarebecauseyouknowthetechnology'snotsafe."Oneriddleautomakersmustsolve:Howtogetownerstotrustthetechnologysothey'lluseit―butnottrustitsomuchthatthey'llfallintoafalsesenseofsecurity.TrustwasonthemindofresearcherswhoinAugustpublishedanextensivereportonself-drivingcars."Althoughthistrustisessentialforwidespreadadoption,participantswerealsoobservedprioritizingnon-drivingactivitiesovertheoperationofthevehicle,"theauthorswrote.Anotherwide-openquestion:Howtoalertthepersoninthedriver'sseatoftheneedtotakeover.Itappearsthatthecarshouldappealtoseveralsenses.Visualwarningsalonemaynotbeenough.Intheexperiment,onedisadvantageoftheself-drivingcaristhatinthedrivers'seatspeople______________A.haveasenseofsecuritybecauseofnewtechnologyB.can'treactimmediatelywhentheyneedhelpC.areoftendistractedwhiledrivingthecarD.liketoreadandwatchamovietokeepawake62.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"handoff"inParagraph3probablymean?A.change B.control C.pull D.push63.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat____________A.theautomakersareproudofthenewcarsfortheirtechnologyB.thereareproblemstosolveingettingownerstotrustthetechnologyC.automakershavealreadymarketedcarswithlimitedself-drivingtechnologyD.traditionalautomakersratherthanpresentonesareadvancingwiththetechnologyTheauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassageisto____________A.remindthereadersofrisksintheself-drivingcarB.advertiseandmarketthenewself-drivingcarC.getmoreparticipantstoexperimentintheself-drivingcarD.introducetheadvancedtechnologyintheself-drivingcarDGonewiththeWindisanovelwrittenbyMargaretMitchell,firstpublishedin1936.ItwaspopularwithAmericanreadersfromtheonsetandwasthetopAmericanfictionbestsellerintheyearitwaspublishedandin1937ontherow.Asof2014,aHarrispollfoundittobethesecondfavoritebookofAmericanreaders,justbehindtheBible.Morethan30millioncopieshavebeenprintedworldwide.ThesalesofMargaretMitchell'snovelinthesummerof1936,atthevirtuallyunprecedentedpriceofthreedollars,reachedaboutonemillionbytheendofDecember.BecauseitwasreleasedintheeraoftheGreatDepressionandMitchellworriedthehigh$3.00pricewouldruinitschanceforsuccess.Actuallythebookwasabestsellerbythetimereviewsbegantoappearinnationalmagazines.HerschelBrickell,acriticfortheNewYorkEveningPost,praisedMitchellforthewayshe"tossesoutthewindowallthethousandsoftechnicaltricksournovelistshavebeenplayingwithforthepasttwentyyears."OnecriticismbyliteraryscholarPatriciaYaeger,leveledatGonewiththeWind,isforitsportrayalofAfricanAmericansinthe19thcenturySouth.FormerfieldhandsduringtheearlydaysofReconstructionaredescribedbehaving"ascreaturesofsmallintelligencemightnaturallybeexpectedtodo.Likemonkeysorsmallchildrenturnedlooseamongtreasuredobjectswhosevalueisbeyondtheirprehension,theyranwildeitherfromwrongpleasureindestructionorsimplybecauseoftheirignorance."InGonewiththeWindMitchellisblindtoracialoppressionand'theinseparabilityofraceandgender"thatdefinesthesouthernbellecharacterofScarlett,accordingtoPatriciaYaeger.YetthereareplexitiesinthewaythatMitchelldealtwithracialissues.ScarlettwasaskedbyaYankeewomanforadviceonwhotoappointasanurseforherchildren;Scarlettsuggesteda"darky",muchtothedisgustoftheYankeewomanwhowasseekinganIrishmaid,a"Bridget".AfricanAmericansandIrishAmericansaretreated"inpreciselythesameway"inGonewiththeWind,writesDavidO'Connellinhis1996book,TheIrishRootsofMargaretMitchellsGonewiththeWind.Ethnicslurs(种族蔑称)ontheIrishandIrishstereotypesspreadineverypartofthenovel,O'Connellclaims,andScarlettisnotanexceptiontotheinsults.Andapparentlyinthenovel,theIrishAmericanO'HaraswereslaveholderswhereasAfricanAmericanswereheldasslaves.SpeakingonthesubjectofwhetherGonewiththeWindshouldbetaughtinschools,JamesLoewen,authorofLiesMyTeacherToldMe:EverythingYourAmericanHistoryTextbookGotWrong,saysthenovelshouldbetaughtinschools.StudentsshouldbetoldthatGonewiththeWindpresentsthewrongviewofslavery,Loewenstates.Besides,themainplaintwasthattheracialslur"nigger"appearsrepeatedlyinthenovel.Inthesameplaintwereseveralotherbooks:TheNiggerofthe'Narcissus',UncleTom’sCabin,andTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.Anothercriticismofthenovelisthatitpromotesplantationvalues.MitchellbiographerMarianneWalker,authorofMargaretMitchell&JohnMarsh:TheLoveStoryBehindGonewiththeWind,isoftheopinionthatthosewhobelieveGonewiththeWindpromotesplantationvalueshavenotreadthebook.Walkerstatesitisthepopular1939filmthat"promotesafalsenotionoftheOldSouth".ShegoesontoaddthatMitchellhadnoinvolvementintheproductionofthefilm.Perhapsthemostenduringlegacy(遗产)ofGonewiththeWindisthatpeopleworldwidewouldincorrectlythinkitwasthetruestoryoftheOldSouthandhowitwaschangedbytheAmericanCivilWarandReconstruction.Thefilmversionofthenovel"amplifiedthiseffect".Scholarsoftheperiodhavewritteninrecentyearsaboutthenegativeeffectsthenovelhashadonracerelations.65.WhenGonewiththeWindwaspublished,_______________.A.itbecamethetopbestsellerallofthetimeB.readingwasmorepopularthananythingelsethenC.thepriceofthebookwastoohighforpeoplethenD.Americanpeopleweresufferingfinancialproblems66.inParagraph3,theunderlinedpart"Formerfieldhands"refersto________________A.peasantsintheearlytimeB.African-AmericanpeopleC.creaturesofsmallintelligenceD.peopleinReconstruction67.DavidO'Connell'sviewisdifferentfromPatriciaYaeger'sin______________A.Mitchell'sEthnicslursinthenovelB.Mitchell'sdescriptionofslavelaborersC.Mitchell'sattitudetowardstheIrishpeopleD.Mitchell'swaysofdealingwithracialproblems68.AccordingtoParagraph5,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?A.JamesLoewensingshighpraiseforAmericanhistorytextbooks.B.UncleTom’sCabinalsoshowssomeracialdiscrimination.C.Therepeatedappearanceoftheracialslur"nigger"isonlyatrick.D.GonewiththeWindshouldbetaughtbecauseitshowsslaveryiswrong.69.WhatcanweinferastothefilmGonewiththeWind?A.Ithasnothingtodowiththenovel.B.Itpromotesafalseconceptofplantation.C.ItreflectsthetruestoryoftheOldSouth.D.Itisnotsofaithfultothenovel.70.Amongthefourpersons,whodoesn'tgivepositivementsonGonewiththeWind?A.HerschelBrickell.B.DavidO'Connell.C.PatriciaYaeger.D.MarianneWalker.第四局部：任务型阅读(共10小题；每一小题1分，总分为10分〕请认真阅读如下短文，并根据所读容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。IsDead?Withtheriseofrapid-firemessaging,thedigitalletterseemstobecrawlingtowardthefateofsnailmail.Ifyourin-boxiscurrentlyreportingunreadmessagesinthehundredsorthousands,youmighthaveahardtimebelievingthenews:isonthedecline.Thetotalvolumeofhasdroppedabout10percentsince2010.Theword""itselftellsyouaboutitsorigins:itwasmodeledonwrittenletters.Tothisday,alotofbeginswithasalutation.Maybeit's"Hey"insteadof"DearCasey,"butit'sthere.Andbecausetherewassomuchoverheadinvolvedwithsendingaletterfolding,enveloping,addressing,stamping,mailing—fewbotheredtosendonlyafewwords.Theeffortseemedtojustifyalongermessage.Onceviewedasthedeathofthepersonalhumantouch,hasnowtakenovertheletter'splaceasaformofnewmunication—bothbusinessandpersonal.Butisitsdayinthedigitalsuningtoaclose?Today'sinstantelectronicmemossuchastextingandFacebookandTwittermessages—aremoredirect,moreconcentrated,moreefficient.Theygetridofthesalutation;wealreadyknowthe"to"and"from."Manycorporationsaremovingtomessagingnetworksforexactlythatreason:moresignal,lessnoise.Andlesstime.Thistrendisfurtherevidencethatstore-and-forwardsystemssuchasandvoicemailareoutdated.Insteadofmyleavingyoualengthymessagethatyoupickuplater,Icannowsendyouaneasilyconsumedmessagethatyoucanread—andrespondto—onthego.Thedeclineofcorrespondsneatlytothedawnofthemobileera.Doesthismeanisonitswaytothedustbinofdigitalhistory?Wasitjustatransitionaltechnology~~frompostalmailtothenew,rapid-firemunicationchannels?Notnecessarily.stillhascertainadvantages.Whereastweetsandtextsfeeltransient―youreadthem,thenthey'regone,intoanendlessstringstillfeelslikesomethingyouhave,thatyoucanfile,searchandreturntolater.It'seasytoimaginethatitwillcontinuetofeelmoreappropriateforformalmunications:agreements,importantnews,longerexplanations.Soinaword,no,won'tgoawaypletely.Remember,we'vebeenthroughatransitionlikethisnotsolongago:whenwasontherise,peoplesaidthatpostalmailwasdead.That'snothowitworks.Postalmailfounditsplace,andsowill.Technologyrarelyreplacesaninstitutionpletely;itjustaddsnewavenues.第五局部：书面表达〔总分为25分〕阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的短文1.WheninLondonbytubewithmainlyEnglishpassengers,wetendtosittogetherintotalsilence.However,whenItraveledinChina,peoplesittingnexttomeoftenaskedmeaboutmyage,salary,andevenmarriage.Theywerealsowillingtointroducethemselvesasmuchaspossible.2.OnthefirstdayIarrivedinChina,aChineseprofessorinvitedmetodinneracpaniedbyhiscolleagues.Afterdinner,theprofessorpaidforthemealalone,althoughtheothersalsoofferedtopayforit.InBritain,weareaccustomedtogoing"dutch"whileeatinginarestaurant.3.Oneday,atafriend'sbirthdayparty,Imetwithaforeignfriendandofferedmyhand,meanwhilehebowedtome.Wewerebothatalossforamoment,butsoonheseemedtobeconsciousofsomethingandshookmyhandnaturally.【写作容】1.用约30个单词概述上述图文信息的主要容；3.谈谈我们该如何对待文化差异的问题(不少于两点)【写作要求】2.作文中不能出现真实和学校名称；【评分标准】容完整，语言规，语篇连贯，词数适当。参考答案第一局部：听力(每一小题1分，总分为20分)1-5BACAC 6-10ACBAC 11-15BBABC 16-20ACBAB第二局部(共两节，总分为35分)第一节单项填空(每一小题1分，总分为15分)21-25BDACD 26-30ADDBA 31-35DBDBA第二节完形填空(每一小题1分，总分为20分)36-40DCABC 41-45BDDAB 46-50DCBDA 51-55ADACB第三局部：阅读理解(每一小题2分，总分为30分)56-57BD 58-60DCC61-64CABA65-70DBDBDC第四局部：任务型阅读(每一小题l分，总分为l0分)71.written72.plicated/plex73.munication74.trend75.evidencing/proving76.decreased/declined/fallen/dropped77.turn/move78.Conclusion(s)/Summary/Summaries79.replaced80.unlikely第五局部：书面表达(总分为25分)Possibleversion1:Theabovedescriptionsandpictureshowusthatculturaldifferencescanbeoftenexperienced.Peoplefromdifferentcountriesbehaveindifferentways,forexample,interpersonalmunication,greetings,andtablemanners.(30Ws)Franklyspeaking,it’snecessaryforustoacknowledgeculturaldifferences.Forexample,it’spoliteforareceivertoopenthegiftuponreceivingitabroadwhileit’sadifferentstoryinChina.UnlikeChinese,Americanpeoplecaremoreaboutpersonalspacewhenkeepingaconversationwithothers.Personally,wecan’thighlighttheimportanceofculturaldifferencesenough.PeopleshouldaccumulateasmuchinformationaboutculturesaspossiblethroughreadingortheInternet,thusavoidingunintentionaloffensewhileincontactwithpeoplefromdifferentcultures,especiallyintheeraofglobalization.What’smore,weshouldbearinmindthatmutualunderstandingandrespectmatterintheglobalvillage,andenjoyavery“WheninRome,doastheRomansdo〞mentality.(120Ws〕Possibleversion2:Whentraveling,greetingandeventakingapartyinadifferentcountry,weeasilyfeelembarrassed.Obviouslythereexistculturaldifferencesbetweencountriesininterpersonalmunication,greetingsandtablemanners.(30)Lotsofphenomenonaccountforculturaldifferences.Forexample,Chinesepeopledon’thavethesameconceptofprivacyasAm