2025-2026学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二（下）期中英语试卷（含答案）

第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页2025-2026学年上海市闵行区七宝中学高二（下）期中英语试卷一、选词填空-短文：本大题共2小题，共30分。1.Directions：Afterreadingthepassagesbelow，fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

A.imperceptibleB.empatheticC.exposureD.modest

AB.positioningAC.farewellAD.variousBC.drew

BD.mechanicalCD.advanceABC.characterisedYuYi，arespectedChineseeducatorwhoselifecametoembodythemoralseriousnessandintellectualambitionofmodernChineseschooling，hasdiedinShanghaiattheageof97.HerdeathonMarch14（1）______mourningacrosstheeducationsector.she'dlongbeenregardednotmerelyasateacher，butasafigureofnationalsignificance.

Fromherearlyyears，Yubelievedthat（2）______togreatlanguage，historyandcivicfeelingcouldshapenotonlyastudent'sintellectbutalsothestructureofcharacteritself.BorninZhenjianginFebruary1929，shegraduatedfromtheDepartmentofEducationatFudanUniversityin1951andbeganateachingcareerthatwouldextendacrossmorethansevendecades.Overtheyearssheservedinkeyeducationalposts，includingashonoraryprincipalofShanghaiYangpuSeniorHighSchool，whileremaining，inspirit，aclassroomteacherfirstandlast.

Theforceofherinfluencewasattimesalmost（3）______initsmanner，yetimmenseinitsreach.Yuwaswidelyadmiredforapedagogy（4）______byprecision，culturaldepthandemotionalgravity.Shearguedthatlanguageteachingshouldnotbereducedto（5）______drills，butmustuniteutilitywithhumanity.Inanageoftentemptedbyslogansorfashionableshortcuts，sheinsistedonintellectualhonesty，rigorouspreparationandrespectfortheinnerlivesofstudents.Formerpupilsandyoungerteachersalikerememberedherasexactingwithoutcoldness，disciplinedyetprofoundly（6）______，becauseshebelievedtheyoungwereworthyofmuch.

HerpublicstaturegrewwiththetransformationofChineseeducationitself.In1978shewasnamedamongthecountry'sfirstgroupofspeciallyaccreditedseniorteachers.Shelaterhelped（7）______Chinese-languagecurriculumreform，trainedlargenumbersofyoungereducators，deliverednearly2，000publiclessons，andproducedmillionsofwordsinscholarlyworks.In2019，theChinesestateawardedherthehonorarytitle"People'sEducator"，（8）______herasthesolerepresentativefrombasiceducationamongtheinauguralrecipientsofthatdistinction.

YuYioftensaidthatoneshouldspendalifetimebeingateacherandalifetimelearninghowtobeone.Thatformulation，atonce（9）______andsevere，nowreadslikethecreedofherlife.Shebelongedtoagenerationthatviewededucationnotasatechnicalprofessionalone，butasamoralundertakingboundupwiththefateofanation.Inmourningher，Chinaisnotonlybidding（10）______toaneminentschoolwoman；itisalsosalutingavanishingmodelofintellectualconscienceinpubliclife.(1)

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A.coverB.landscapeC.narrativeD.meant

AB.celebratedAC.proportionAD.elaborateBC.fake

BD.inheritedCD.cautionABC.seasonalVisitorstoShanghaiareoftenadvisedtoadmiretheskyline，respectthetraffic，andprepareforpricesthatmayoccasionallyhurttheirfeelings.Tothislist，theinternethaslatelyaddedanother（1）______：donot，underanyemotionalimpulse，raiseacupofMixueIceCream&TeatooclosetotheOrientalPearl，lestthe（2）______tower，actinginitsnewly-givencapacityasanurbandefencetower，openfireuponwhereyoustand.

InShanghai，awrongceremonialchoiceleadstoagravedanger.Shanghaiisnotmerelyacitybuta（n）（3）______examinationoftaste.Onemaypassthroughitsafelywithasilkscarf，arestrainedcoffeeorder，andanexpressionsuggestingthatonehasnevercomparedpricesinpublic.Mixue，however，entersthis（4）______likeacheerfulCinderellainamarbleballroom：innocent，inexpensive，andthereforeintolerablyeasytonotice.

Howthenisonetoproceed？First，concealpanic.NothinginvitesthePearl'slaserattackfasterthanguilt.Walkcalmly.Holdthecupnotlikeillegalgoods，butlike（5）______familytreasure.Shouldpassers-byglanceinyourdirection，lookfaintlybored，asthoughyourlemonteawerealimited（6）______collaborationavailableonlytothosewithstrongemotionaldiscipline.

Second，choosethelocationwisely.Thetrulycarefuldonotstandinopenplazasbeneaththeskyline，wavingaone-yuanice-cream.Onedrinksinsidestreets，underhugetrees，orbesideaconveniencestorewhereeveryclassofcitylifehaslongkeptapracticalpeace.Urbansurvival，asever，dependson（7）______.

Third，upgradethe（8）______.Ifquestioned，neversay，"IboughtMixuebecauseitwascheap."Thatisthelanguageofvulnerability.Sayinsteadthatyouareconductingfieldresearchintomass-marketbeverageculture，ortestingtheresilienceofpopularbrandsinpresenceofthePearl'shostility.Aserioustonecanrescueanybeverage.

Lastly，rememberthatthisarticleisonly（9）______asafunnyjoke.TheOrientalPearlhasnotyetdestroyedasinglecitizenforcrimesagainstboutiqueconsumption.Shanghairemainsacitywhereluxuryandbargain，prideandjoy，coexistinanuneasybutlivelymixture.SodrinkyourMixueboldly—onlynottooboldly.Civilisation，afterall，dependson（10）______(1)

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二、阅读理解：本大题共16小题，共32分。ADirections：Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

Forthreedayssheremainedatthegrandandmagnificentgateofthetelevisionstation，asthoughonceplantedthereshecouldnolongerbeliftedoutoftheground.Shewasathinvillagegirlwithastrangeaccent，allelbowsandknees，herbodysoslightthatthecoarseclothofherjacketseemedtohangfromboneratherthanflesh.Herfacewasbrownedbysunandwind；herhair，partedinthemiddle，wasdrawnbackwithoutsoftness.Whenshestoodstill，shelookeddryandnarrowasastalkleftafterharvest.Yetshedidnotoftenstandstill.Shewasalwayswatching.

Theguardhadrefusedherattheverybeginning.Nopapers.Nopass.Noentry.Shehadlistenedwithherheadslightlylowered，herhandshangingbyhersides，thefingersroughandreddened，openingandthenclosing.Whensheheardthatthestationdirectorworeglasses，sheliftedherfaceatonce.Afterthat，hereyeshardlyleftthegate.

Eachtimeaprospectcameout，shewoulddartforwardtwoorthreesteps，quickandabrupt，stoppingsosuddenlythatthesolesofhershoesscrapedtheground.Shewouldtipherheadbacktolookathisface，staringfirstattheglasses，thenatthemouth，asifcomparinghimwithsomeimageshehadmadeinherownmind."Areyouthedirector？"shewouldask.Thequestionwasalwaysthesame.No

greeting，

no

apology，no

explanation

beforehand.Hervoicewasflat，dry，anddirect，carryingtheaccentofthecountrysideineverysyllable.Whentheanswerwasno，shestoodasideandwaitedforthenextpairofglasses.

Bytheseconddayherlipshadgonepale.Dustclungtohertrouserlegs.Shesquattedwhenshewastired，armswrappedroundherknees，buteventhenshekeptturningherheadtowardthedoorway.Attheslightestmovement，shesprangupagain."Areyouthedirector？"Sometimessheaskeditquickly，almostbeforethemanhadfullycrossedthethreshold；sometimesshespokemoreslowly，eachwordpushedoutwitheffortafterhoursofwaiting.Atnightshedidnotleave.Inthemorningshewasstillthere，hairrumpled，eyesswollenfromlackofsleep，askingthesamequestioninthesametone，asifthethreedayshadnotlengthenedtimeatall，butmerelywornawayeverythingexceptthatsinglesentence.3.Thegirl'sappearanceandbehaviourattheTVstationrevealsthatshe______.A.triedtoadapttotheTVstationrules.

B.gaveintotheguard'sdenialofherentry.

C.didn'tbelongtothemodernworld.

D.wasenergeticamongstpeople'sindifference.4.Theunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3bestrevealsthatshe______.A.wantedtochallengetheguard.

B.fixedmoreonherpurposethanonmanners.

C.thoughtcitypeopledislikedlongtalks.

D.wasafraidheraccentwouldbelaughedat.5.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsisLEASTrelatedtoshowingthegirl'spersistence？______A.Shelookeddryandnarrowasastalkleftafterharvest.

B.Afterthat，hereyesneverleftthegate.

C.Shestoodasideandwaitedforthenextpairofglasses.

D.Attheslightestmovement，shesprangupagain.6.Howdoesthewriterbuilduptheimageofthegirlinthepassage？______A.Symbolism B.Parallelism C.Exaggeration D.ContrastB

AndcertainlyourlangagenowvsedvaryethferrefromthatwhichewasvsedandspokenwhanIwasborne.ForweEnglysshemenbebornevnderthedomynacyonofthemone1，whicheisneuerstedfaste，buteuerwauerynge，wexyngeoneseasonandwanethanotherseason.

AndthatcomynEnglysshethatisspokeninoneshyre2varyethfromanother.Inmydayeshappedthatcertaynmarchauntes4wereinashippeinThames，fortohauesayledouerthesee3intoZelande；andforlackeofwyndetheytaryed5atteforlond，andwentetolandefortorefreshethem.AndoneoftheymnamedSheffelde，amercer，camintoanhowsandaxed6formete；andspecyallyheaxyd7afteregges.AndthegoodwyfanswerdethatshecoudespekenoFrenshe.Andthemarchauntwasangry，forhealsocoudespekenoFrenshe，butwoldehauehaddeegges，andshevnderstodehymnot.

Andthenneatlasteanothersaydthathewoldehaueeyren.Thenthegoodwyfsaydthatshevnderstodhymwel.Loo，whatsholdeamaninthysedayesnowwryte，eggesoreyren？Certaynlyitishardetoplayseeueryman，bycauseofdyuersiteandchaungeoflangage.Tips：

1.InoldEnglish，yandiwereoftenusedinterchangeably.（e.g.certaynly）

2.InoldEnglish，vusedtobereplacedbyuwherenecessary.（e.g.never）

3.Someoldwordssharethesamemeaningandpronunciationwithmodernversions.（e.g.wyf）

Explanationsforunfamiliarwords：

1.mone：moon

2.stedfaste：fixedinasinglestate

3.Shyre：county

4.marchautes：businessmen

5.taryed：stoppedforawhile

6.axed：asked7.Paragraph1mainlyshowsusthatEnglish______.A.usedtobeshapedbyoldideasaboutnature.

B.isconstantlyinfluencedbythemoon.

C.oncefollowedthesameorderasnature.

D.issubjectedtochangeratherthanatrest.8.Whichofthefollowingpicturesbestillustratestheunderlinedpartinparagraph1？______A. B.

C. D.9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothestoryinparagraph2and3？______A.Thestoryshowsthatthesamelanguagemayvaryfromregiontoregion.

B.Thehousewifecouldn'tunderstandtheman'sFrenchbecauseshespokeitdifferently.

C.Themisunderstandingarosebecausethetwosidesuseddifferentwordsforthesamething.

D.Thecontrastbetween"egges"and"eyren"indicateslinguisticchangeacrossareas.10.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage？______A.Itmainlytellshowbusinessmenlandedbecauseofbadweatherandlookedforfood.

B.ItconcernslinguisticchangebyshowingdifferentspellingsinvariouspartsofFrance.

C.ItshowsEnglishexperienceschangeconstantly，makingithardtosatisfyeveryreader.

D.ItmainlydiscussesthespreadofFrenchanditsinfluenceonEnglish.C

Therearecareersinpopularmusicwhichproceedinastraight，glitteringline，andthereareotherswhicharetestedinfiercefirebeforetheyattaintheirfullreputation.LadyGagabelongsunmistakablytothelatterorder.Toregardhermerelyasaproviderofmarvellousperformancesistomistakethelightningforthestorm.Behindthemasks，thestunningconcerts，andtheuproaroffame，therehaslongstoodawomanofuncommonendurance，whohashadtoearn，morethanonce，therighttoremainherself.

ThegravesttrialofhermiddlecareercamewithARTPop，issuedin2013，arecordbornwithextravagantambitionandfashionedinignoranceofordinarytaste.Yet，thoughitopenedstrongly，itdidnotwintheunanimousapplausethathaddeliveredherearliertriumphs.Intime，Gagaherselfspokeofthatseasonasoneofdesolation.Sherecalledbecomingdeeplydepressed，wornoutbyconflict，andhauntedbyasadnesssoheavythat，inherowndescription，shecouldscarcelyfeelthebeatofherheart.Onanotheroccasion，reflectingonthesameperiod，sheconfessedthatshehadnotwishedtosinganymore.Suchwords，fromanartistbuiltsovisiblyforthestage，carrythechilloftruetorture.

ItwasthenthatTonyBennettenterednotmerelyasacollaborator，butasarescuerofthespirit.TheirpartnershiponCheektoCheekdidmorethanwidenherrangeofmusictalents；itrestoredtoherasimplerfaithinmusicitself.Bennett，byherownrepeatedwitnesses，wantednothingfromherbutherfriendshipandhervoice.Inanindustrygovernedbyappetite，calculation，andnoise，suchgenerositymusthaveseemedalmostantique.Thatanelderstatesmanofsongcouldsteadyayoungerartistatthebrinkofinwardcollapseisoneofthemoremovingepisodesinrecentmusicalhistory.Gagawouldsay，withnohintoftheatricalexcess，hehadsavedherlife.

Whatfollowedisthetruemeasureofhergreatness.Shedidnotvanishintoself-pity，nordidsheallowonegrievouschaptertodefinetheremainderofherstory.Sheworked，adapted，sanginnewidioms，acted，endured，andreturned.Mosttouchingofall，perhaps，wasthereconciliationthatcameinthesummerof2025，whenTheMayhemBallrestoredARTPopsongssuchasAuraandApplausetoherlivestageafteryearsofherrefusaltoplaythem.Itwasnotonlyaset-listalteration；itwasanactofartisticpardon.Shehadgonebacktothewoundedprovinceofherownpastandlitit，atlast；withacceptance.

ForthisreasonLadyGagadeservesadmirationbeyondfashionorfadom（饭圈）.Shehasshownthatgreatnessinartliesnotinneverfalling，butinreturningfromhumiliationwithone'svoiceenlarged，one'sdignityprotected，andone'scouragemadevisibletotheworld.11.WhatmadeGaga'sARTPOPperiodespeciallypainful？______A.Publicreductionofherworktomeredisplay.

B.Mentalstraincausedbyconflictandsorrow.

C.Fadingpraise，mentalcollapse，refusaltosing.

D.Weakeningandsaddenedbeliefinmusic.12.WhatwasTonyBennett'sgreatestimportancetoGaga？______A.Renewalofhertrustinsong.

B.Enlargementofherartisticscope.

C.Repairofherpublicstanding.

D.Escapefromacalculatingprofession.13.WhatgaveGaga's2025returntoARTPOPsongsitsspecialmeaning？______A.Recoveryofaonce-failedrecord.

B.Recognitionofoverduepublicacceptance.

C.Peacewithapainfulcareerexperience.

D.Correctionofcriticalopiniononthealbum.14.Whatisthemainfocusofthepassage？______A.Theburdenoffameinpopculture.

B.Thehealingforceofartisticcompanionship.

C.Thelaterdefenceofatroubledalbum.

D.Thegreatnessofpersistencethroughfailure.D

InthelastepisodeofFeud：BetteandJoan（宿敌），abiographicalTVseriesthatportraysthelifeoftwolegendaryactresses，JoanCrawford，onthebrinkofdeath，picturesBetteDavisseatedacrossfromhertable.Theyplayat"Regrets".JoanadmitsthatshewasnotmoregeneroustowardsBette；BetteanswersthatshewishesshehadbeenafriendtoJoan.Thestingofthesceneliesinthesuggestionthattwogreatwomen，afteryearsofmutualinjury，hadbeenmadetoinhabitastoryalreadywrittenforthem：thatofthefemalequarrel，elegant，marketable，andruinous.Theirhostilityagainsteachotherissharpenedbyanindustryeagertoprofitfromwomenatwar.

That，Ithink，isthetruematterbeforeus.Whenwomenappearinthesamefield，beitattheOscarsoratafashionshow，thepublicimaginationhastenstocastthemasrivalsbeforeitallowsthemtobeartistsorworkers.Ahandsomegownbecomesaweapon；aphotographoftwoactressesbecomesacontestinwhichoneslaysandtheothersucks；arumourbecomesanentiremythologyofjealousy.RecentcommentaryinAmericanoutletshasobservedhowstubbornlypopularculturecontinuestopitfamouswomenagainsteachother，fromoldtabloidstothemodernTiktok.

TheoldHollywoodhistoryofBetteDavisandJoanCrawfordfitsthispatternwithalmostindecentneatness.Theirhostilitywasfedbystudiopublicity，tabloidappetite，andanindustrydelightedbythesceneoftwoageingactressesbeingforcedtoscrapoverdiminishingopportunities.ThefilmWhatEverHappenedtoBabyJaneprovedalate-careertriumphforboth，butthetriumphitselfwasnarratedthroughbitternessandinsult，asthoughthepubliccouldnotendurethethoughtthattwoformidablewomenmightoccupythesameframewithoutonedevouringtheother.The"catfight"wasoneofitsmostsaleableproducts.

Whathaschangedsincethenischieflythespeedofcirculation.Yesterday'sgossipcolumnshavebecometoday'scommentsections，fanedits，salescharts，andweaponisedsuperlatives.The

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antique.Womeninmusicaremeasuredagainstoneanother'strophies；actressesarerankedbylooks，youth，anddesirability；evenfriendshipisreportedasstrategyandcivilityassurrender.Suchhabitstrainaudiencestotreatwomen'spubliclivesasascarcitydramainwhichadmirationmustberationedandsolidaritydismissedaspretence.Formedia，thesenarrativesareoftenexaggerated，sometimesinvented，butinallcasesprofitable.

BetteandJoanmighthavespokendifferentlyhadtheworldnoteagerlypurchasedtheirhostility.Wheneverwesaythatoneactress"overshadows"another，orcheerthesupposedfeudbetweenfemalestarsasthoughitwereasportingfixture，webecomeshareholdersinthesameshabby（卑鄙的）enterprise.Acivilisedpressoughttodescribewomenasmorethanmirrorsarrangedfacetoface，eachreflectingtheotherintoaloser.15.Inparagraph1，whatdoesthegame"Regrets"scenereveal？______A.BetteandJoan'sstorywasbasedonhistoricalaccuracy，notdramaticeffect.

B.BetteandJoan'sprivateregretoutweighedtheprofessionalrivalry.

C.BetteandJoan'slong-standingquarrelwas，intheend，completelyresolved.

D.BetteandJoanwerevictimsofanarrativereducingthemtorivals.16.Inparagraph3，thefeudbetweenBetteandJoan______.A.reflectedtheirdisappointmentoverthereceptionofBabyJane.

B.wasintensifiedbyanindustrythatfoundwomen'sconflictprofitable.

C.becamefamousbecausepeoplewereinterestedinthelifeofageingstars.

D.waslesssignificantitselfthantheTVretellingsthatturneditintolegend.17.Theunderlinedpartinparagraph4meansthat______.A.Despitelanguagechange，thehabitofshapingwomenasrivalsremains.

B.Newwordsarecreatedforfemalerivalryearliergenerationsdon'tunderstand.

C.Thepublictodayspeaksoffemalestarsinamoredirectandcreativemanner.

D.Ascelebrityculturebecomesmorerefined，thejudgementgetsmoresevere.18.Whichofthefollowingbeststatesthecentralargumentofthepassage？______A.Themediashouldavoidfemalestarcoveragethatdrawsill-intendedcomments.

B.Theentertainmentindustryalwaysdependsonpersonalbitternesstoattractaudience.

C.Theinterestinfemalefeudsshowspeopletreatwomenstarsasiftheymustcompete.

D.Femalefeudhasbeenexaggerated，butit'sanunavoidablepartofactresses'life.三、阅读六选四：本大题共4小题，共8分。Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Whatmadetheexchangestillmorestrikingwasthecontext.

B.Aftershehadtakensilverinbothwomen'sslopestyleandbigair，areporterpressedhertosaywhetherthesewere"twosilversgained"or"twogoldslost."

C.Yetthereporter'squestionwasnotentirelyunfair，forelitesporthasalwaysbeengovernedbytheruthlesslogicthatonlyvictorytrulysatisfies.

D.ThatattitudedeservesnoticebeyondthesnowfieldsofItaly.

E.Asilvermedal，onceadistinctionenoughtocrownacareer，isnowtreatedbytheimpatientimaginationasafailedgold.Thearithmeticiscruelandabsurd.

F.Instead，shesuggestedthattheburdenofexpectationistheunavoidablepricepaidbyeveryathletewhohasoncestoodatthesummit.AttheMilanoCortinaWinterGames，MissEileenGuwasaskedaquestionthatrevealedrathermoreaboutmodernspectatorshipthanaboutsportitself.（1）______MissGuansweredwithadmirablecalmnessthatsuchaviewwas"aridiculousperspectivetotake，"addingthatOlympicmedalsarelife-changinginthemselvesandthatshewasalreadydoingwhatnowomaninherdisciplinehaddonebefore.Thereplytravelledswiftlyaroundtheworld，notmerelybecauseitwassharp，butbecauseitstruckanerve.

Theyoungpublicwomanunderstood，perhapsbetterthanherquestioner，thediseaseofoursportingage：thehabitofconvertingexcellenceintodeficiency（瑕疵）.（2）______Bythatlogic，everyathletebutonemustbeclassedasadisappointment，andeverytriumphmustapologisefornotbeingstillgreater.Suchlanguagedoesnothonourbutimpoverishescompetition.Herrebukewasnotaflashofvanity，butadefenceofproportion.

（3）______Bywinningsilverinbigairon16February，GubecamethemostdecoratedfemalefreeskierinOlympichistory，reachingfiveOlympicmedalsbeforetheGameswereevenover.Afewdayslater，shedefendedherhalfpipetitleandleftItalywithonegoldandtwosilversfromtheseGames，sixOlympicmedalsinall，arecordforfreeskieringoverall.Thesearenotthestatisticsofawomaninwantofvindication.Theyarethestatisticsofachampionbeingpunishedforsettingherownstandardtoohigh.

Therewas，too，somethingbracinglymoderninthespiritofheranswer，thoughtheprincipleitselfisold-fashionedenough：thatoneoughttojudgeachievementbysubstanceratherthanbyexternalexpectation.MissGudidnotaskforforgiveness.Shesimplyrefusedthemeanandfashionablecustomofspeakingasthoughgreatnesscountsforlittleunlessitarrivesinitsmostglitteringform.（4）______Inaneraaddictedtosuperlatives，sherestored，foroneexcellentinstant，thedignityofperspective.19.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F20.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F21.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F22.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F四、完形填空：本大题共15小题，共15分。

ThesuddendeathofZhangXuefenghaspushedhimintothecentreofpublicdebate.FormanyChinesestudentsandparents，hewasnotmerelyaninterneteducator.Hewasalsoapowerfulsymbolofahighly

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age，inwhichcollegemajorswerejudgedmainlybysalary，stability，andthechanceofenteringthecivilservice.

Thisiswhythedebatearoundhimshouldnotendwith

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alone.Therealquestioniswhetherchoosingauniversitymajormustbeasutilitarian（pursuinginvestmentpay-offs）asheoftensuggested.Zhangbecamefamouspartlybecausehespokeinadirectandpracticalway.Hisremarksonjournalismandhisclaimthat"liberalartsareallserviceindustries"causedstrong

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，andhelaterapologized.Yettheseremarksalsowonsupportfrommanyanxiousfamilies，becausetheyseemedtoofferclearanswersina（n）

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world.

Tobefair，apracticalviewofeducationisnotentirelywrong.Formanyordinaryfamilies，especiallythosewithoutmuchsocialcapital，acollegemajorisnota（n）

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choice.Itiscloselyconnectedwithfutureincome，employmentpressure，andclassmobility.Insuchcases，itis

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thatparentscareaboutwhetherasubjectcanleadtoastablejob.Apoorfamilymaysimplynothavetheluxurytotreathighereducationasa（n）

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adventure.Inthissense，Zhangdidmeetarealsocialneed：heturnedhiddeninformationintopublicadvice，andhegavemanyfamiliesasenseofdirectionwhentheyfeltlost.

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，practicalityshouldnotbecometheonlystandard.Theproblemwithextremeutilitarianismisthatitreducesknowledgetoameretoolandturnsstudentsintomachinesdesignedforthe

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market.Amajoristhenvaluedonlybyonequestion："Willithelpmegetajobquickly？"Butsocietychangestoofastforsuchcalculationstoremain

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.Today's"safe"majormaybeovercrowdedtomorrow；today's"useless"fieldmaybecomenewly

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inadifferenteconomicorculturalclimate.Ifeveryonerushestowardthesameoptions，theresultmaybenotsecurity，butanotherformofcompetitionanddisappointment.

Moreimportantly，educationshoulddomorethanproduce

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Literature，history，philosophy，journalism，andotherhumanitiessubjectsmaynotalwaysleaddirectlytohighsalaries，buttheyhelppeopleunderstandsociety，language，memory，justice，andthemeaningofhumanlife.Withoutsuchtraining，apersonmaybecomeefficient，yetremainintellectually

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.Asocietythatlaughsatall"useless"knowledgemaylosetheabilitytoreflectonitself.

Therefore，college-majorselectionshouldbepractical，butnotblindlyutilitarian.Studentsmustconsiderjobsandreality，yettheyshouldalsoconsiderinterest，ability，andthedeepervalueofknowledge.ZhangXuefeng'spopularityshowedtheanxietyoftheage；hisdeathnowremindsusofsomethingelse：lifeisshort，andeducationshouldnotbereducedtonothingmorethanaracefor

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.23.A.developed B.competitive C.digitised D.globalised24.A.morality B.personality C.employment D.mourning25.A.approval B.embarrassment C.controversy D.reflection26.A.uncertain B.diverse C.unique D.massive27.A.subjective B.abstract C.habitual D.psychological28.A.regrettable B.understandable C.questionable D.admirable29.A.rewarding B.commercial C.strategic D.romantic30.A.Therefore B.Moreover C.However D.Furthermore31.A.labour B.academic C.consumer D.financial32.A.changeable B.beneficial C.flexible D.reliable33.A.innovative B.irreplaceable C.demanding D.irreversible34.A.workers B.scientists C.adventurers D.creators35.A.productive B.instructive C.reflective D.passive36.A.profitable B.immediate C.marginal D.successive37.A.balance B.escape C.alternative D.pursuit五、语法填空：本大题共1小题，共10分。38.Directions：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.