高考上海卷英语模拟试题(三)(含答案)

普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（上海卷）模拟试题（三）

英语

上海高中教研教学

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA

ShortConversations

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Heplanstogotothedance.B.Hedoesnotenjoydancing.

C.Hehassomethingelsetodotonight.D.Heplanstogotothenextdance.

2.A.Anartmuseum.B.Abeautifulpark.

C.Acollegecampus.D.Anarchitectureexhibition.

3.A.Thegameisunlikelytobeontelevision.

B.Thewomancangotothegamewithhimtonight.

C.Theresultsofthegamewereannouncedinthenewspaper.

D.Thewomancanfindtheinformationaboutthegamebyherself.

9.A.Shejustfinishedstudyingfortheexam.

B.Sheisnotcertainwhatmaterialwillbecoveredontheexam.

C.Sheneedstopreparealittlemorefortheexam.

D.Sheiswillingtohelpthemanstudyfortheexam.

10.A.ShehasneverbeeninMontana.

B.Themanshouldtakeawintervacation.

C.Shelikestheviewofthemountainsinwinter.

D.ThemanwouldnotenjoylivinginMontanaallyear.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.WhoistherealdesignerofStSwithin'shospitalwebsite.

B.WhyStSwithin'shospitalwebsitelooksunattractive.

C.HowheinvestigatedStSwithin?shospitalwebsite.

D.WhatproblemStSwithin'shospitalwebsitehas.

12.A.Itservesmainlythosewhowanttogetdoctors?advice.

B.Ithasbeenchangedintoashoppingwebsite.

C.Itdoesn'tincludefamousdoctors'articles.

D.Itismaintainedbythewebsitecreators.

13.A.Addingarecreationalsectiontothewebsite.

B.Givinguptheoldwebsiteassoonaspossible.

C.Tellingthedesignerwhowillusethewebsite.

D.Promotingthewebsiteinaneffectiveway.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Whynaiveartissopopulartoday.

B.TheinfluenceofFrenchartonAmericanart.

C.SomecharacteristicsofnaiveAmericanart.

D.Theeducationofnaiveartists.

15.A.Theylackbrightcolors.

B.Theyfollowancienttraditions.

C.Theyarepaintedinaphotographicway.

D.TheyareinferiortoFrenchnaivepaintings.

16.A.Theirworkswereunsigned.

B.Manyoftheirworksweredestroyed.

C.Theyneverstayedinoneplaceforalongtime.

D.Theyworkedforonlyafewyears.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.ThepossibilityofIzmitbeingstruckbyearthquakes.

B.Thecitiesthataremostlikelytohaveearthquakes.

C.Thedamagecausedbyearthquakes.

D.TheearthquakesinTurkey.

18.A.15.B.Afewthousand.C.2.

19.A.Itkilled30,000people.

B.ItaffectedIstanbulaswell.

C.Ithappenedattheendofthe1800s.

D.Itremainedthebiggestearthquakeinhistory.

20.A.Thecityiswellpreparedfortheearthquakethatisgoingtohappen.

B.Whetherthecitywillmeetwithanearthquakeishardtosay.

C.Itisalmostimpossiblethatthecitywillhaveearthquakes.

D.Aheavyearthquakeislikelytohappenthere.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Myamazingescape

WhenHelenMonahangotaphonecallaskinghertopickupafiriend'schildrenfromschool

whilecollecting(21)ownshegrabbedhercoatandheadeddowntheroad.It

meant(22)(leave)homefiveminutesearlierthanshehad

intended-butitcouldalsohavesavedherlife.

Minutes(23)sheshutthedoor,alightaircraftcrashedontoheremptyhouse.

“Iamtryingnottothink(24)wouldhavehappenedifIhadlefthomeatthenormal

time/saidMrsMonahan.

PilotDonaldCampbellalsohadreasontobethankful.The52-year-oldsurgeonwalkedaway

fromthewreckage(25)onlyminorinjuriestohisfaceandhead.Hehadbeensteering

thefour-seaterPiperSenecatowardsShorehamAirportinWestSussexwhenthetwinenginescut

out.Itplungedandclippedarailwaybridge,(26)(crash)intothe£150,000

three-bedroomhouseinthetownofShoreham-by-Sea.Itfellintothebackgarden,which(27)

(litter)withchildren'stoys.

MrsMonahan,36,said:*Itlookslikesomethingoutofafilmset.Thetailoftheplanewasup

intheairandthenosewasinthefishpond/

MrCampbell,(28)fliesalloverthecountrytotreatthepatientsofhisprivate

practice,said:"Iwascomingintotheairportandbothenginescutout.Itbegantoyaw(偏离航线)

quitesharplytooneside.

’Icouldn'tlandontherailwaylinebecauseoftheelectriccableandIsawagapbythehouses

andaimednexttothem.Irememberabang.Thewingtipmust(29)(hit)theroof.It

wasabitrough.5

Safetyofficialwerelastnightexaminingtheplane(30)(try)todiscoverwhat

wentwrong.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonly

beusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.clinicianB.concernedC.courseD.engagingE.innovationF.manage

G.reassureH.safeI.scareJ.unfortunatelyK.unsurprisingly

Virtualrealitycuredmyfearofheights

FayNugent,whodevelopedafearofheightsinher30s,heardaboutaphobiatherapytrial

takingplaceinOxfordUniversity.Sheappliedandwasinvitedtojoinin.But,31she

wasplacedinthecontrolgroupratherthanthetreatmentonethatwouldtryoutthenew

32avirtualreality(VR)programforacrophobia(themedicaltermforafearofheights).

Theonesinthetreatmentgroup—44inall--weregivenfiveorsix3O-minutesessions（时间

段）oftheVRtreatmentoverthe33oftwoweeks.

Theresults,whicharebeingpublishedbyTheLancetPsychiatry,weresignificant.About70%

oftheVRgroupnolongerhadafearofheights,while,34,allofthepeopleinthe

controlgroup,whoreceivednotreatment,stilldid.

Fayhasnowhadthesametherapyherself.6<Oncethetrialwasfinished,theyofferedittome

andIamsopleasedthatIsaidyes,“shesays."Heightsdon't35menow.^^

TheVRsimulator（模拟器）madepeoplefeellikebeinginasafesituationwheretheycan

learnto36theirfear.TheuserwearsaVRheadsetandisaskedtoworktheirwayupa

10-storeybuildingandcompletesometasks,suchaslookingdownoverahighrockandthrowing

ballsoffit.

LeadresearcherProfDanielFreemansaid:"Wewantedtasksthatwouldbefunand

37andmostimportantlymakethepersonlookdowntofacetheirfear.Ithadtobe

somethingthatwouldteachthemtofeel38withheights.

Thetherapyisalsodeliveredbyvirtualcoacheswho39andguidetheusersalong

theway.ProfFreemansaidsomepatientsmightpreferthistoface-to-facetherapywitha（n）40

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

ManypeoplearoundtheworldhaveseenDannyBoyle'smovieTrainspottingbasedonIrvine

Welsh'snovelofthesamenameandstarringEwanMcGregor,buthowmanyofuscanreally

claimto41whattrain-spottingisallabout?Nowthisisnotconsideredthecoolest

hobbyintownandtheword“train-spotter”,inBritainhasbecomesimilarinmeaningto"geek"

or"nerd（蠢货或书呆子）,butisthis42reallydeserved?

Firstofall,lefs43train-spotting.Therearesaidtobesome100,000train-spotters

intheUK.Whatdotheydo?Well,exactlyasthetitlesuggests,theyspottrains,thatis,theystand

intrainstations,lookattheserialnumbersofthetrainsthatleaveandarriveandwritethemdown.

The44istohaveseeneverytraininthecountry.

Beingkeenonrailwaysandtrainsisnota45hobbyanddatesbackto1804when

RichardTrevithickbuiltthefirststeamlocomotive,whichpulledaloadoftentonsofiron,70men

andfivewagonsalonganine-milestretchoftrackintwohours.Asthenumberoftrainsgrewand

theygotfasterandfaster,sodidtheinterestinthemgrow.Isthisany46thanpeople

wholovecars?

So,whatdoyouneedtobeatrain-spotter?Well,it'sawonderfully47pastime——all

youreallyneedisapenorpencilandanotebooktowritedownthetrainnumbers.Themodem

train-spottermayalsocarrybinoculars（望远镜）andavideocamera,butforthepuriststheseare48

It'sinterestingtonotethatdespitethestigma(污名)oftrain-spotting,therehavebeenfamous

railway49inhistory,suchasthepoetWHAuden,thecomedianMichaelPalinand,of

course,AlfredHitchcock,whowasafanoftrainsandfeaturedthemregularlyinhisfilms,

especiallyThe39Steps.Thereisevidence,too,thatbeingatrain-spotterisnotnecessarilya(n)

50Britishhobby.

OneglanceattheUStrainsitesshouldbeenoughto51youthattransatlantic

train-spottersarealiveandwell.InAmerica,theytrytocallrailfans'trainfans*andtalkof

4trainfanningDon,tletthis52you—thesepeoplearetrain-spottersandtherearealot

ofthem.Eachmonth,twomillionpagesarevisitedonthewebsiteTrainW.

Socallthem"nerds*or'geeks',buttheyareheretostayandthisis53notahobby

thatisviolentordangerousinanyway,nordoesitcauseanykindofdamagetotheenvironment.

Whatdoyouthinkishealthier-sittinginfrontofaTVscreenand54thosewhodo

somethingthatdoesn'tinterestyou?Orgoingoutandfindingandfollowingyour55

whateverthathappenstobe?IknowwhatIthink.

41.A.discoverB.knowC.wonderD.consider

42.A.occupationB.reputationC.ignoranceD.practice

43.A.faceB.findC.discussD.define

44.A.aimB.answerC.adviceD.approach

45.A.specialB.modemC.life-longD.personal

46.A.strangerB.moreinterestingC.morecommonD.freer

47.A.relaxingB.weirdC.inexpensiveD.unpopular

48.A.relievingB.pricelessC.sufficientD.unnecessary

49.A.enthusiastsB.engineersC.developersD.passengers

50.A.originallyB.peculiarlyC.inevitablyD.progressively

51.A.warnB.promiseC.convinceD.disappoint

52.A.hurtB.seizeC.opposeD.fool

53.A.formerlyB.similarlyC.astonishinglyD.certainly

54.A.criticizingB.envyingC.trainingD.imitating

55.A.suggestionB.stepC.passionD.model

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying-firstitwasyourphone,thenyourcar,

andnowyoucanbossaroundyourappliances.Childrenarelikelytogrowupthinkingeverything

issentient,oratleastinteractive:OneappdevelopertoldTheWashingtonPostthatafter

interactingwithAmazon'sAlexa,hiskidstartedtalkingtocoasters.Butevenwithoutchatty

gadgets,researchsuggeststhatundercertaincircumstances,peopleanthropomorphizeeveryday

products.

Wepersonifythingsbecausewe'relonely.Inoneexperiment,peoplewhoreportedfeeling

isolatedweremorelikelythanotherstogivefreewillandconsciousnesstovariousdevices.In

turn,feelingattachedtoobjectscanreduceloneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofa

timethey'dbeenexcludedsocially,theymadeupbylyingabouttheirnumberoffriendsonsocial

networks-unlesstheywerefirstgiventasksthatcausedthemtointeractwiththeirphoneasifit

hadhumanqualities.Thephoneapparentlystoodinforrealfriends.

Whenwepersonifyproducts,theybecomehardertocastoff.Afterbeingaskedtoevaluate

theircar'spersonality,peoplewerelesslikelytosaytheyintendedtoreplaceitsoon.And

anthropomorphizingobjectsisassociatedwithatendencytoaccumulate.

Sohowdopeopleassigncharacteristicstoanobject?Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,

widefacesareassociatedwithdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocks,andwatcheswith

widefacesasmoredominant-lookingthannarrow-facedones,andpreferredthem-especiallyin

competitivesituations.AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcarswithgrilles（格栅）that

wereupturnedlikesmilesandheadlightsthatwereslanted（倾斜的）likenarrowedeyessoldbest.

Thepurchaserssawthesefeaturesasincreasingacar'sfriendlinessandaggressiveness,

respectively.Ifslittlewondersomanycompaniesusemascots（吉祥物）tobringbrandstolife.An

analysisof1,151brandcharactersfoundsymbolsthatwerehumanorhumanliketobecommon.

Personifyingproductsandbrandscanbackfire,however.Whenacoffeemakerwas

anthropomorphizedinanad（"IamAroma“versusjust“Aroma"）,consumersfeltbetrayedby

increasesinitsprice.Nowthatspeech-enabledcoffeemakersareonthemarket,maybethe

machinescansweet-talktheirwaybackintoconsumers,hearts.

56.Theword"anthropomorphize”（inparagraph1）mostprobablymeans.

A.thinkhighlyofsomethingB.findabetterwaytoratesomething

C.seesomethingashumansD.usesomethingasoftenaspossible

57.Forthecollegestudents,theinteractionwiththephoneservedasareminderthat.

A.theywerenotlonely

C.theyneededrealfriends

B.thephonehadhumanqualities

D.thephonewasnotalwaysnecessary

58.ThewritermentionsananalysisofcarsalesinGermanyinorderto.

A.showthatfriendlinessisbetterreceivedthanaggressiveness

B.highlightthatasymbollookinglikeasmileappealsmoretopeople

C.explainwhysomanycompaniesusemascotstopromotetheirbrands

D.illustratethatpeoplewilljudgesomethingaccordingtoitsappearance

59.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Consumersshouldknowmoreaboutaproductbeforeitisonthemarket.

B.Productswithamascotaremorelikelytowinconsumers'hearts.

C.Increasesinaproducespricemaybeacceptedwithagoodad.

D.Thepersonificationofaproductmaynotalwayswork.

(B)

UniversityShotokanKarateClub

LearnKarate-self-defenseandfitness

Theuniversitykarateclubwasfoundedin1962.Allgradesfrombeginnerstoadvancedare

welcome.Theclassesaresuitableforbothmenandwomenandseveralwomenhaveobtained

theirblackbelt.

TUESDAYANDTHURSDAY

6.00—8.00p.m.

WEAVERHOUSEGYM

FIRSTLESSONFREE

Hardlyanyofushaveexperiencedrealviolence,but,overthelastfewyears,attackson

innocentpeoplehaveincreased.Eachofushassomeabilitytodefendourselves,andbylearninga

formofself-defence,wearenotonlyincreasingthatability,butalsodoingsomethingtobuildour

ownsenseofrespect.Karatewillshowyoualotofsimpleandeffectivetechniquestoprotect

yourself,givingyouincreaseself-confidence.

Fartoomanypeoplethinkmartialarts(武术)areaboutviolence.Martialartstrainingisbased

onalotofrespect,self-discipline,self-controlandnon-violence.Welearnbasicetiquette,courtesy

andtolerance.Goodmannersandconsiderationforothersareexpectedatalltimes.

Karateisthepracticeofblockingandstrikingtechniquesforthepurposeofself-defence,

healthandself-development.Karateexercisestheentirebody.Techniquesarepractisedonboth

sidesofthebody,thereforemuscleimbalancesdonotoccurandthestrength,coordination,

flexibilityandagilityofbothsidesofthebodyareimproved.RegulartraininginKarateimproves

thebody'sphysicalenduranceandflexibility.Italsohelpsconcentrationandproducesthemental

calmandassurancethatcomefromknowingwecandefendourselves.

Karatehasmanybenefitsbuttheydonotcomeeasilyorovernight.Trainingrequiresongoing

commitmentandhardwork.Someofyouwillgiveup,butafewofyouwillgetyourblackbelt.

60.Thepassageismainlyintendedto.

A.tellreadersthebenefitsofKarate

B.attractreaderstojointheclub

C.encouragepeopletogettheirblackbelt

D.correctpeople'smisunderstandofKarate

61.WhatcanbelearnedaboutUniversityShotokanKarateClub?

A.Morementhanwomenhavebeenitsmembers.

B.Ittestsmemberstoseewhatleveltheyareat.

C.Membersdon'tneedtopayforthelessons.

D.Itoffers4hoursoflessonseveryweek.

62.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutKarateistrue?

A.Itcultivatespeople'srespectforthemselvesaswellasforothers.

B.Itinvolvespeople'sarmmusclesmorethanbodymuscles

C.Itmakespeoplehealthyphysicallyinsteadofmentally.

D.Itfocusesasmuchonself-defenceasonattack.

（C）

IntheclassicnovelTheDayoftheTriffids,giantplantsterrorisehumanity.Triffidscanwalk

andareequippedwithpoisonousstingers,buttheirrealpowerliesintheirabilitytocommunicate

andsoplotagainstus.

Itsoundsfar-fetched,butsinceJohnWyndham'sbookwaspublishedin1951,oneaspectof

thisfictionhasprovedtobesciencefact:plantsdotalktooneanother.Ithaslongbeenknownthat

insectssuchaspollinators（传粉者）andpestscandistinguishbetweenplantsbythechemicals

theyrelease.Whafsnewistheideathatplantsusetheiremissionstotalkamongthemselves.

“Plantsreleasechemicalsintotheatmosphere-thesecanbeviewedasalanguageinthesense

thataplantreleasingthechemicalscanbeviewedas'speaking'andtheplantreceivingthemas

'listening5andthenresponding,sayschemicalecologistJamesBlandeattheUniversityof

EasternFinland.

Nowwearediscoveringthatairpollutioncandisruptthesecommunications.Inonestudy,

Blandeandhiscolleaguesputindividualbumblebeesintoaboxcontainingpaperflowers

resemblingthoseofblackmustard（芥末）.Whenthescientistsinjectedthescentofrealblack

mustardflowersthatgrewineitheracleanorpollutedatmospherethebumblebees9reactionswere

unequivocal:theywereimmediatelyattractedtotheunpollutedscent,whilethatfrompollutedair

leftthemflyingaroundaimlessly.

Ifsnotjusttheclarityofplantlanguagethatgetsdisrupted,the“loudness“isaffected,too.

Tofindouthowmuchthingshavechangedsincepre-industrialtimes,JoseFuentesatthe

UniversityofVirginiaandhiscolleaguesmadeacomputermodelthatincludedhistoricair

pollutionlevels.Itrevealedthatscents（气味）producedbyflowersthatcouldoncebepickedup

kilometresawaynowtravelaslittleas200metres.

Evenbetweencleananddirtyenvironmentstoday,asimilarreductioninsignalcanbeseen.

Takelimabeans.Whenoneplantisattackedbyspidermites,itemitschemicalsignalsthatmake

othersnearbyproducemoresugarynectar.This,inturn,attractspredatorymites,whicheatthe

attackers.Iftheatmosphereisclean,Blandefound,thebeanseasilycommunicatewithneighbours

growing70centimetresaway.Butinpollutedconditions,theirwarningcriescan'tbeheardmore

than20centimetresaway.

63.ThewritermentionsthenovelTheDayoftheTriffidsinorderto.

A.showhowfar-fetchedthenovelis

B.introducethetopicofthepassage

C.warnreadersofapossibledanger

D.illustrateanewdiscoveryofplants

64.ThewordctunequivocaF,(inparagraph4)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.familiarB.unpredictableC.differentD.inter-related

65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thescentofplantscan'ttravelinashorterdistanceinpollutedair

B.Classicnovelsareusuallybasedonsomeprovedscientificfacts.

C.Itwasinpre-industrialtimesthatpollutioncameintoexistence.

D.Warningcriesmadebyinsectsaregettingsofterandsofter.

66.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Chemicalsignalsvarywiththeageofplants.

B.Pollinatorsandinsectseitherdamageorbenefitplants.

C.Pollutionhasanimpactonthecommunicationbetweenplants.

D.Plantscommunicatewitheachotherbymeansofwhattheyemit.

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentence

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Yet1haveneverfeltlonelier.

B.IdroppedFacebookforsixmonthslastyear,hutcamebackbecauseIwasmissinginvitations.

C.Iamnotaloneinfeelinglikeanisland.

D.thethrillislookingforthingstolistentorahterthanthelistening.

E.What'sworseisthatIdidn'tthinkeitherwasbeingrude.

F.WhateveiTmdoing,whereverIam,I'Hlellyouabouti〔・

Wemayhave750friendsonline,butwe'relonely

Myphoneandmylaptoparewithinconstanttouchingdistance,whetherTmeating,drinking,

intheshower,orwatchingthefootball.BeforeIgetupeverymorning,Icheckmyemail,mytexts

andmyTwitterfeed.BythetimeFvegotoutoftheshower,ifstimetodoitagain.Ihavea

constantdrip-dropofinformationfromanyofthe750onlinefriendsandfollowersthatIassociate

with.67.Howdoesa28-year-oldmangetlikethis?

68Inarecentsurveyofyoungpeople,60percentsaidtheyfounditdifficultto

makefriends4inreallife5comparedwithonline.I'mwaybeyondbeinganawkwardteen,butIam

wiredupmostoftheday,asaremostofmyfriends.Igotoparties,pubsanddinners,butIam

thereonlyinspirit.Farfrombringingmeclosertopeople,myphonedrivesmefurtheraway.

Ifeelisolated.Duringworkinghours,Ichatterawayonsocial-networkingsites,delaying

tasks.Iaminaconstantstateofdistraction.Paradoxically(矛盾地)，Inolongerseethevery

peopleIwanttoseebecauseIhavebeen"talking5tothemallday.

Lastweekend,Ithrewadinnerparty.Themomentthatthefoodarrived,onebestfriendaged

26gotuptomakeaphonecallwhilemyotherbestfriend,27,satthroughdinnercheckingTwitter

forfootballscores.69Socialnetworkingdominates.

Theterrifyingthingisthatnoneofuscangocoldturkey.70Ifyou'rean

alcoholic,youcanavoidalcohol,buthowdoIavoidtheinternetormyphone?Ineedittodomy

job,becausemyemployersdemandthattheycancontactmeatanytime.

That*stheproblemwithsocialnetworking.Youarehardwiredin,butyouarealwaysthesame

cooldistanceapart.

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizeinnomorethan60wordsthemainideaof

thepassageandhowitisillustrated.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

IsAlanSugaraRoleModel?

InthispaperIwouldliketodiscussthequestion41sAlanSugararolemodelforpeople

goingintobusiness?9Therearecertainlyreasonstoanswer'yes'or'no'tothisquestion.

AlanSugarhasdefinitelybeenasuccessfulbusinessmanandcelebrity.Heleftschoolat16

withnoqualificationsandstartedhisownbusinesssellingelectricalgoodsoutofthebackofavan.

Henowhasanestimatedfortuneof£830millionandisthe84thrichestmanintheUK.His

AmstradCPC464wasoneofthefirsthomecomputersandbytheendofthe1980sAmstradhada

stockmarketvalueof£1.25billion.Intheninetiesandlaterhestartedbuyingandselling

companiessuchasSinclair,Betacom,ViglenandeventuallysoldAmstraditself,ataprofit.He

wasalsoChairmanofTottenhamHotspurFootballClub.HehasnowbecomeaTVcelebritywith

hisownTVseriesTheApprentice*,whichisarealityTVshowwhereagroupofyoungbusiness

peopletrytowinanimportantpositioninAlanSugar?scompany.

Ontheotherhand,AlanSugarhas,foralongtime,notbeenverypopularwithmanypeople.

Hehasareputationforbeingarudeandinsensitiveman.Hehastreatedthecontestantson'The

Apprentice5badly.InfactAlanSugarisbestknownforsaying'You'refired!5tosomeoneinevery

episode.Manybusinesspeoplehavealsosaidthat."TheApprentice9actuallyshowsyouhownot

torunabusiness,ratherthanhowtorunone.Evenhisbusinessskillshavebeenquestioned.

AmstradwasveryunsuccessfulintheninetiesandmanypeopleblameSugarpersonallyforthat

failure.

Inconclusion,AlanSugariscertainlynotanidealrolemodel.However,inmyopinionAlan

Sugarisarolemodelbecausehestartedwithnothingandfinishedamillionaire.Suchastory

surelyhaslessonsforallofus.

V.Translation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebr