江苏省扬州市2016届高三第四次模拟考试英语试题

江苏省扬州市2016届高三第四

次模拟考试英语试题

扬州市2015-2016学年度高三第四次模拟测试

英语试卷

本试卷分五部分。满分120分。考试时间120

分钟。

第I卷（共85分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你

将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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

最佳选项，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.Whatdoesthemanimply?

A.Hecan'tgonow.

B.Hecan'twaitanylonger.

C.Hewantstocallsomeone.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Furnishedapartmentswillcostmore.

B.Shecanprovidethemanwiththeapartmenthe

needs.

C.Theapartmentisjustwhatthemanislooking

for.

3.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Lookforahotel.B.Havehiswatchrepaired.

C.Meetsomeoneatthehotel.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Abook.B.Ateacher.C.An

exam.

5.Whatdothespeakersthinkofthemusic?

A.Pleasant.B.Acceptable.C.

Disturbing.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C

三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间

阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话

或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatdopeopledoattheskiclubmeeting?

A.Buyskiingequipment.B.Planskiing

trips.C.Presentskiinglectures.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthe

speakers?

A.Closefriends.B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Accordingtotheman,whatisthebestwayto

manageanxiety?

A.Totakemedicine.B.Tosleepmore.

C.Toworkless.

9.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheanti-anxiety

drugs?

A.Theyarenotharmfultothebrain.

B.Theyhavemorebenefitsthanharm.

C.Theyarevaluablebutcostly.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whydoesthewomancall?

A.Toreportarobbery.B.Tomakea

complaint.C.TobuysomeT-shirts.

11.Howdidthewomandescribetheyoungman?

A.Hewasshortinablackshirtandjeans.

B.Hewastallinawhiteshirtandjeans.

C.Hewastallinablackshirtandjeans.

12.Whatmightthemandoaftertheconversation?

A.Meetthewoman.B.Apologizetothe

woman.C.Lookforthathandbag.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhichisthelargestethnicgroupinSan

Francisco?

A.TheChinese.B.Thewhites.C.The

blacks.

14.WheredomostoftheChinesepeopleliveinSan

Francisco?

A.Inthenorthernpartofthecity.B.In

Chinatown.C.Alloverthecity.

15.WhatistheJapanesepopulationinSan

Francisco?

A.12,000.B.700,000.C.50,

000.

16.WhydoesthemanknowSOmuchaboutSan

Francisco?

A.Hetravelsalotinthecity.

B.Heteachesethnichistoryatauniversity.

C.Hethinksthecityispretty.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whydidthespeakergiveuptheideaofbeinga

chocolatetester?

A.Itisadangerousjob.

B.Itishardtobeprofessional（专业的）,

C.Hehadtotakemoreresponsibility.

18.Whatmadethespeakerwanttobecomea

footballreferee（裁判）?

A.Thesalary.B.Thehobby.C.The

advisor.

19.WhatcanPhilipobe?

A.Adog.B.Astylist.C.Adoctor.

20.Whydidthespeakerdecidetobecomea

journalist?

A.Hewantedtoearnmuchmoney.

B.Hewasgoodatfindingoutinformation.

C.Hewasexpectedtofollowinhisfather's

footsteps.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.——Ifeelindividualscanalsocauseenvironmental

problems.

一Yes,donotbeaboutthis.Turnlights

offifnotusingthem.

A.particularB.carefulC.concerned

D.casual

22.Everyyearforover100years,theNobelPrize

topeoplefromaroundtheworldfortheir

achievements.

A.isawardedB.hasbeenawarded

C.wasawardedD.hadbeen

awarded

23.Peoplewhocannotbetweencolorsare

saidtobecolor-blinded.

A.appreciateB.compareC.

distinguishD.recognize

24.Onereasonforherpreferenceforthisschoolis

,assheputit,itcanprovideforherfuture

development.

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.

it

25.Toohighhousepricescanbebroughtunder

control,___theauthoritiesintroduceaseries

ofregulatorypolicies.

A.evenifB.asifC.so

thatD.onconditionthat

26.ThepopularityofHouseofCardswithaudiences

hascometothepointpeopletacitly（心照

不宣地）competetoseehowquicklytheycan

finishtheentireTVseries.

A.thatB.whichC.when

D.where

27.Whentodanger,mentendtoincrease

bloodpressure,nervousoranxious.

A.exposed;feelingB.exposed;felt

C.exposing;feltD.exposing;

feeling

28.Incaseyouarestillaboutvisiting

ShanghaiDisneyland,theparkhasjustreleased

someimagesofitsstandoutattractiontohelpyou

decide.

A.overthemoonB.notallthere

C.onthefenceD.feelingblue

29.Themanarrestedforatheftwasjusttheonewho

themurder20yearsago,whichcleared

thelonginjusticedonetoanotherinnocentvictim.

A.gotawayfromB.gotawaywith

C.gotoutofD.gotalongwith

30.NoChinesewritereverthe

HansChristianAndersonPrize,untilApril4,

whenCaoWenxuanreceivedthehonoratthe

BolognaChildren'sBookFairinItaly.

A.has...wonB./...wonC.had...won

D.would...win

31.Ifwehadn'tbeenstuckinthetrafficonthe

highway,wedinneratthetablenow.

A.arehavingB.wouldhavehad

C.shouldhaveD.wouldbehaving

32.Justbepatient.YouexpectyourEnglish

improvessignificantlyinjusttwoweeks.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.needn't

D.won't

33.LilyaskedmetomakeaifIwasserious

aboutourrelationship.

A.cooperationB.commitmentC.

comprehensionD.compromise

34.Althoughthefinalamountisnotexactlyin

agreementwiththeestimate,itisour

expectation.Thedifferenceisinsignificant.

A.incontrastwithB.incontact

with

C.inlinewithD.inconflict

with

35.—Ninety-sevendollarsinall.Hereisthechange.

—Thankyou..

A.Idon'tcareB.Takeiteasy

C.KeepittoyourselfD.That'stoo

much

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分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，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Toliveistotrust.That'sespecially36for

someonelikeme,blindfrombirth.Asachild,whenI

wasfeelingfrustratedbymy37orifIraninto

someotherproblemIcouldn't38wellonmy

own,I'dgotomyfather.“39inside,"he'dsay

"Searchdeepwithinyourself,andfindthat40

whereyoucantrustyourself.Allyouneedtodois

41listening,andtrustwhatyouhear.”WhenI

foundmyselfin42situationsovertheyears,

I'dtrywhatmyfather43.Pd44that

voice.

OnthemorningofSeptember11,2001,amoment

camewhenIneededitasI45hadbefore.Iwas

atmycomputer46somewhereabovemethe

loudestexplosionPdneverheard47.Shouts

and48camefromoutsidemydoor.Thefloor

listedlikethedeckofaship,andtheonlythingtodo

wasgotothatplace49myself,andprayforthe

guidance.Itookadeep50.Itriedtolisten.I

headedforthestairs.I9dneverwalkedthe7851

downbefore,butImadeit.Isurvivedthe52of

theskyscrapers.

Therearestillsomany53questionsabout

whathappenedthatday—notthe54ofwhichis

howImanagedtogetdownalltheflightswhen

everythingwentwrong.TheonethingIknowfor

certainisthatmydadwas55Evenwhen

thingsareattheirdarkest,trustyourselfandstay

calm.

36.A.unbelievableB.worthwhileC.true

D.rigid

37.A.disabilityB.capabilityC.

visionD.drawback

38.A.viewB.induceC.

undergoD.handle

39.A.ListenB.LookC.

TryD.Curse

40.A.placeB.foundationC.

graceD.insight

41.A.interactB.imitateC.

practiceD.exceed

42.A.earnestB.toughC.

crucialD.desperate

43.A.deducedB.innovatedC.

interferedD.suggested

44.A.makeforB.headforC.

reachforD.listenfor

45.A.neverB.everC.

stillD.always

46.A.whenB.whereC.

whichD.while

47.A.setoffB.wentoffC.fell

offD.calledoff

48.A.scratchesB.impactsC.

screamsD.flames

49.A.beyondB.againstC.

insideD.beneath

50.A.screamB.sighC.

bounceD.breath

51.A.flightsB.stairsC.

stepsD.barriers

52.A.eruptionB.collapseC.

explosionD.submission

53.A.unidentifiedB.unknownC.

unconsciousD.unanswered

54.A.bestB.leastC.

mostD.biggest

55.A.uniqueB.fantasticC.

rightD.ridiculous

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

(CERNVy

CERNHousingservice

WelcometoCERN!

TheCERNHotelismadeavailableto

personsvisitingorworkingatCERNfor

theirconvenienceandquietenjoyment.

Wehopeyourstayispleasantand

productive.Foryoursafetyandcomfort,

aswellasthatofyourfellowguests,

pleasereadthefollowingRulesandstick

tothemthroughoutyourstay.

HotelRules-Codeofconduct

1.Guestsshallacquaintthemselves

withthefiresafetyproceduresand

followimmediatelywithfireorother

safetydrills,alarmsand

instructions.

2.Guestsshallbehaveappropriatelyat

alltimes,respectfuloftheHotel

environmentaswellasofother

guests.

3.Duringthequiethoursfrom11pmto

7am,guestsshallbeparticularly

considerateandavoidanyconduct

56.AccordingtotheCode,guestsshouldbehave

A.delightfullyandcreativelyB.quietly

andrespectfully

C.cautiouslyandsafelyD.carefully

andresponsibly

57.Whatareyouallowedtodowhenstayingat

CERN?

A.Putupafriendforthenight.

B.Haveaget-togetherwithparents.

C.Havesupperintheirrooms.

D.Placefurnituretothewall.

B

Iexpectthetravelofthefuturetobecomeless

physical,moremental.Throughtheuseof

technology,you'llbeabletoletyourbrain

experiencethesensationsofanewplacewithout

actualgoingthere.Robotsandcomputersimulation

（模仿）willenableyoutovisitremoteexoticplaces

withouteverleavinghome—thewreckageofthe

Titanic,theGalapagosIsland,eventhemoon.

Asanoceanographer,Pvespentdecades

developingrobotstoexplorethedepths,andnow

we'reputtingthattechnologytouseinourJASON

Project,acooperativeeffortbetweenindustry,

science,andeducatorsthafsdesignedtobeaworld

classroomforchildren.Inauditoriumsthroughout

thecountry,webringkidstogetherandtransmit

backtothemonlargescreensourliveexplorations

offar-flungareasoftheglobe.Notonlyarethekids

observers,buttheytrulyparticipate.Theyhavethe

sensationofreallybeingatthesitewithus—through

the“eyes"，"ears"，andmotionsoftherobot.

Thisyearwe'retakingtheprojecttothe

GalapagosIslands.TheGalapagosarean

exceedinglyfragileenvironment,sofragilethatonly

60,000peopleareallowedtovisitthemeachyear.

ButwithJASONwewillbeabletoletsome300,000

childrenexperiencethoseuniqueislands.

Ibelieveadvancesinrobottechnologywillone

daybethekeytoanentirelynewkindoftravel.In

thenext10or15yearsIforeseepeoplehavingrooms

intheirhousesthatwillbeabletosimulateother

environments.Iliketocalltheserooms“home

domes^^—miniaturetheatreswithwrap-around

screensandsophisticatedequipme.ntthatcan

reproducethesights,sounds,smells,andfeelofa

desert,oraforest,orameadowinhighmountains.

Today,muchoftheworld9spopulationnever

travelsmorethan50or60milesfromhome.And

evenapersonwithabundantwealthandtimecan

seeonlyafractionoftheearth9ssights.Butthisnew

eraoftravelwillcostsomuchlessinbothtimeand

moneythatmanymorepeoplewillbeexposedtoa

lotmoreoftheglobe.Andsimulatedtravelwillhelp

protectourplanet.Youcan'ttakelargegroupsof

touriststroopinguptolookatDianFossey'sgorillas.

Butasmallrobotcangetveryclosetoasilverback

andsendthesights,sounds,andsmellsbacktoa

millionpeople.

Iliketousethisanalogy（类比）tocompare

traditionaltravelwithfuturetravel:ridingahorseis

wonderful,butIdon'tneedtorideonetowork

anymore.That'showIfeelabouttraditionaltravel.

SometimesIstillmightwanttohoponaplaneand

seeaplacefirsthand,butsometimesImaysimply

wanttowalkintomyhomedomeandtakethetrip

fromthere.

58.Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainideaof

thisarticle?

A.Protectingfragileenvironmentslikethe

GalapagosIslands.

B.Buildinghomedomestomeetpeople'sdesireof

travelling

C.Travelinggloballywithoutevenleavinghomein

thefuture.

D.Owningroomscalled“homedomes“tobeput

intoreality.

59.Accordingtothearticle,simulatedtravel

A.isapieceofequipmentmadefortraveling

B.providesvirtualaccesstoactualtraveling

C.hasanegativeeffectonfutureenvironment

D.willbeavailableinaroundfiftyyears9time

60.WhichquestionisNOTansweredinthearticle?

A.Whyisthe"homedome"designedand

produced?

B.Whenmighta“homedome”beavailabletous?

C.Whatwillbelikeina"homedome"infuture?

D.Howmuchdoesa“homedome"probablycost?

C

Bostonschoolofficialsplantonotifyparentsat

fourschoolsthattheirchildrenmayhavedrunk

watertaintedwithleadfromdrinkingfountainsthat

weremistakenlyturnedonbeforewatertestingwas

complete.

Thefountainswereactiveforaslittleasseveral

hourstoaslongasthreeweeks.

BostonPublicSchoolsrecentlylauncheda

$300,000projecttorepairandupgradeplumbing（管

道系统）sothatfountainwatercouldberestoredat

sixbuildingsthathadbeenusingbottledwater.

Thefacilitieswereselectedforthepilotprogram

becausepriortestsindicatedleadlevelsthatwere

belowstateandfederalstandards,schoolofficials

said.

However,testingconductedinrecentmonths

foundelevatedleadlevelsinatleastonefountainat

fourofthesixschools,namelyMatherElementary

SchoolinDorchester,LeeK-8Schoolin

Dorchester,CurleyK-8SchoolinJamaica

Plain,AnotherCoursetoCollegeinBrighton.Lead

contaminationwasalsofoundatafifthschool,but

officialsdon'tbelieveanyonedrankfromthe

fountains.

SchoolofficialshadpreviouslytoldTheGlobe

thatnoneofthenewfountainshadbeenturnedon

sincebeinginstalled.Buttheyhadlearnedinrecent

daysthatthefountainshadbeenmistakenly

activated,theysaidWednesday.

Officialsblamedalackofcommunication

betweenemployeesoftheschooldistricfsfacilities

departmentandathird-partycontractor.

Thefountainsarenowshutoffinallsixschools.

Bottledwaterisbeingprovidedthereinstead,

officialssaid.

Thefourschoolswherechildrenmayhave

drunkwaterwithhighleadlevelsare:Mather

ElementarySchool,LeeK-8School,CurleyK-8

School,andAnotherCoursetoCollege.

“BPSiscommunicatingwithfamiliesatthe

schoolsaboutthesecircumstancesandtheiroptions

iftheyareconcernedaboutpotentialexposureto

leadindrinkingwater,"saidastatementfrom

BostonPublicSchools.

Schoolofficialssaidautomatedphonecallswere

tobemadetofamiliesattheaffectedschools

Thursdayafternoonandthatletterswouldalsobe

mailedhome.

Inthemeantime,schoolofficialscontinueto

investigatewhywaterfromthenewfountainshas

highleadlevels,aprocessthatmaycausetheproject

torunoverbudget.

Officialshadhopedthenewfountainswould

producelong-termsavingsbyallowingtheschoolsto

droptheircostlyrelianceonbottledwater.Most

Bostonschoolsusebottledwaterbecauseofpastlead

concerns.Thecityexpectstospend$415,000this

schoolyearalonetoprovidebottledwater.

Fourotherschoolsthatwerestillusingtap

waterwererecentlyfoundtohavehighleadlevelsin

fountains.Theaffectedfountainswereshutoffand

replacedwithbottledwater.

Childrenareparticularlyvulnerablewhenit

comestolead.ExposurehasbeenlinkedtoIQ

deficits,shortenedattentionspans,behavioral

problems,hearingdamage,stuntedgrowth,and

loweredbirthweight.

Officialssaidtheywerealsocontactingparents

atTrotterInnovationSchoolinDorchesterand

BostonGreenAcademyinBrighton,thetwoother

schoolsinthefountainrestorationproject.

AtTrotter,highleadlevelswerefound,but

officialsbelievenoonedrankfromthefountains.At

BostonGreenAcademyallsixfountainstestedhad

leadlevelsbelowthestate'sstandards.

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Thefountainsinvolvedintheincidentarenow

nolongerinuse.

B.Noneofthosenewly-installedfountainshaveyet

beenturnedonsofar.

C.Longtermexposuretohighleadlevelscan

damageone'simmunesystem.

D.Fountainstestedinallsixschoolshadlead

levelsabovestatestandards.

62.Accordingtothepassage,whatwillmakethe

projectoverspendbudgetmoney?

A.Tofindoutactualcausesofhighleadlevels

B.Tolaunchandupgradeplumbinginschools

C.Tohavefountainsreplacedwithbottledwater

D.Topayhealthservicesstafftoanswerquestions

63.Theofficialshadfountainrestorationproject

carriedoutforthepurposeof.

A.boycottingbottledwaterB.

loweringleadlevels

C.usingnewfountainsD.cutting

expenses

64.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto.

A.disclosetheproblemofhighlead-levelfountain

water

B.warnkidsofpotentialdangerofdrinking

fountainwater

C.reportlead-affectedwaterfoundatBoston

schools

D.urgeofficialtoacceleratethefountain

restorationproject

D

November20,1924

DearScott:

Ithinkyouhaveeverykindofrighttobeproudof

thisbook-TheGreat（了不起的盖茨比）.Itis

anextraordinarybook,suggestiveofallsortsof

thoughtsandmoods.Youadoptedexactlytheright

methodoftellingit,thatofemployinganarrator

whoismoreofaspectator（旁观者）thananactor:

thisputsthereaderuponapointofobservationona

higherlevelthanthatonwhichthecharactersstand

andatadistancethatgivesperspective.

Icouldgoonpraisingthebook,butpointsof

criticismaremoreimportantnow.Ithinkyouare

rightinfeelingsomeloosenessinchapterssixand

seven,andIdon'tknowhowtosuggestaremedy.I

hardlydoubtthatyouwillfindoneandIamonly

writingtosaythatIthinkitdoesneedsomethingto

holdupheretothepaceset,andfollowing.Ihave

onlytwoactualcriticisms:

Oneisthatamongasetofcharactersmarvelously

vividandvital-IwouldknowTomBuchananifI

methimonthestreetandwouldavoidhim-Gatsby

issomewhatvague.Thereader'seyescanneverquite

focusuponhim,hisoutlinesaredim.Thismaybe

somewhatofanartisticintention,butIthinkitis

mistaken.Couldn'thebephysicallydescribedas

distinctlyastheothers,andcouldn'tyouaddoneor

twocharacteristicsliketheuseofthatphrase”old

sport“一notverbal,butphysicalones,perhaps.I

thinkthatforsomereasonorotherareadergetsan

ideathatGatsbyisamucholdermanthanheis.But

thiswouldbeavoidedifonhisfirstappearancehe

wasseenasvividlyasDaisyandTomare,for

instance——andIdonotthinkyourschemewouldbe

weakenedifyoumadehimso.

TheotherpointisalsoaboutGatsby:hiscareer

mustremainmysterious,ofcourse.Butintheend

youmakeitprettyclearthathiswealthcame

throughhisconnectionwithWolfsheim.Nowalmost

allreadersaregoingtobepuzzledbyhishavingall

thiswealthanddemandanexplanation.Togivea

distinctanddefiniteonewouldbe,ofcourse,

completelyabsurd.Itdidoccurtome,though,that

youmighthereandthereinsertsomephrases,and

possiblyincidentsthatwouldsuggestthathewasin

someactivewaymysteriouslyengaged.Youdohave

himcalledonthetelephone,butcouldn'thebeseen

onceortwiceconsultingathispartieswithpeopleof

somesortofmysterioussignificance,fromthe

political,thegambling,thesportingworld,or

whateveritmaybe.Ifsomesortofbusinessactivity

ofhisweresimplysuggested,itwouldlendfurther

probabilitytothatpartofthestory.

Thereisoneotherpoint:ingivingdeliberately

Gatsby'sbiography,whenhegivesittothenarrator,

youdowithdrawfromthemethodofthenarrativein

somedegree,forotherwisealmosteverythingistold,

andbeautifullytold,intheregularflowofit.Butyou

can'tavoidthebiographyaltogether.Ithoughtyou

mightfindwaystoletthetruthofsomeofhisclaims

likehisarmycareercomeout,bitbybit,inthe

courseofactualnarrative.

Thegeneralbrilliantqualityofthebookmakesme

ashamedtomakeeventhesecriticisms.Theamount

ofmeaningyougetintoasentence,thedimensions

andintensityoftheimpressionyoumakea

paragraphcarry,aremostextraordinary.Itseems,

inreading,amuchshorterbookthanitis,butit

carriesthemindthroughaseriesofexperiencesthat

onewouldthinkwouldrequireabookofthreetimes

itslength.

Youoncetoldmeyouwerenotanatural

writer-myGod!Youhaveplainlymasteredthe

craft,ofcourse;butyouneededfarmorethan

craftsmanshipforthis.

Asever,------MaxwellE.Perkins

65.Theauthorwrotethisletterinorderto.

A.praiseScotthadwrittenamagnificentbook

B.criticizeScotfsdescriptionofGatsby

C.helpScottimprovehisbook

D.discussthewritingskillsappliedbyScott

66.HowmanysuggestionsdidPerkinsofferinhis

letter?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.

Five.

67.By“IwouldknowTomBuchananifImethimon

thestreetandwouldavoidhim,“Perkinsintends

tosay,

A.hedoesnotlikeTomBuchanan

B.hehasnevermetTomBuchananbefore

C.somecharactersinthebookaredescribedvery

well

D.GatsbyismysteriouscomparedtoTom

Buchanan

68.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.themethodoftellingthestorydisconnects

readersfromthebook

B.ScottmightdeliberatelydescribesGatsbyinan

unclearway

C.aclearexplanationwillhelpreaders

understandGatsby'sbusiness

D.thebookistooshortfortheamountofcontent

deliveredinit

69.Whatdoes"Youhaveplainlymasteredthecraft,

ofcourse;butyouneededfarmorethan

craftsmanshipforthis."mean?

A.Scottistoomodestabouthistalents.

B.Scottisaborntalentedwriter.

C.Scottneedstoimprovehiswritingskills.

D.Scotthastobetterhimselfinotheraspects.

70.Inwritingthisletter,Perkinsappearstobe

A.politeandstraightforwardB.proudbut

insightful

C.modestanduncertainD.sharpand

definite

第II卷（共35分）

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题,每小题1分,满分10

分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的

单词。

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OvercometheComplexityWithinYou

Althoughitdoesn'tshowupclearlyinany

personalitytest,somepeopleseemtobelikelyto

createcomplexity.Insteadofcuttingtotheheartof

anissueandnarrowingdownprojects,theyallowthe

scopetokeepexpanding;andinsteadofmaking

decisions,theyalwayswaitformoredataandbetter

analysis.

Peopleof66complexifiers,9arecharacterized

withthesebehaviors,alwaysleavingcomplexityin

theirwakeandmakingitmoredifficultfor

colleagues,customers,andevenfamilymembersto

getthingsdone.Here'sabriefexample:

Duetochangingmarketconditions,a

billion-dollarconsumerproductscompanywas

startingtoseedeclineinmarketshareand

profitability.Toturnthingsaround,anindustry

expertnamedPhillipwasbroughtinasanew

generalmanager.

Phillipturnedouttobeaclassiccomplexifier.At

everymeetingheaskedforextradataandscolded

hispeoplefornotknowingtheanswerstoevery

detailedquestionhecouldthinkof.Andalthoughhe

wasdissatisfiedwithsomemembers,hekepttelling

HRthathewantedmoretimetoevaluatethem,sono

changesweremade.Eventuallyhereorganizedthe

unitintoateamthatmostofhispeopledidn'tfully

understandhim.Theresultwasthatmarketshare

andprofitabilitycontinuedtodecline.

ObviouslyPhilliprepresentsanextreme

exampleofacomplexifier.Butallofusfallintothis

categoryfromtimetotime.Ifyouwanttolearnhow

tothinkmorelikea“simpli行er,“herearefour

questionsthatyoucanaskyourselfand/ordiscuss

withyourteam:

Howmuchdataisenough?Complexifiers

alwayswantmoreinformation,withthehopethat

thenextbitorbytewillanswerallquestionsand

holdthekeytosuccess.Simplifiersunderstandthat

therewillneverbecompletedataandthatifs

necessarytocreatehypotheses（假设）andaction

plansbasedonanintuitivesenseofhowmuchis

enough.

Haveweagreedonthekeyissues?Ratherthan

getlockedintoafewthings,complexifiersasktheir

peopletokeepmultipleballsintheair.Simplifiers

ontheotherhandnarrowthefocustoafewkey

thingsandgivetheirpeoplepermissiontostopdoing

thingsthatdon'tmakethecut.

Dowehaveanefficientprocessforrapidreview

andcoursecorrection?Complexifiersliketospend

theirtimeinlongmeetings,sortingthroughreports

andanalyses.Simplifiershavefocusedreviewsofthe

keyprioritiesandholdpeopleaccountablefortheir

commitmentsandresults.Theyalsolearnastheygo,

continuallytestingtheirhypothesesaboutwhat

shouldbedoneagainsttherealityofwhafsworking

andwhatisnot.Thisallowsthemtoshiftcourse

whenevernecessary.

Canweexplainourplantoothers?

Complexifiershaveahardtimecommunicatingtheir

planstocolleaguesandcustomers,relyingon

intricate(复杂的)chartsanddiagramsratherthan

simple,straightforwardmessages.Simplifierstell

storiesthatcangetacrossthesituation,thegoals,

andtheplans-inawaythathelpspeople

understandwhattheyneedtodoandhowtheirwork

fitswitheverythingelse.

Somepeoplearenaturalsatsimplification.But

fortherestofus