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2021届七宝中学第二学年期中考试英语试卷第I卷(共90分)I.ListeningComprehensionSectionA1.A.Quiteembarrassed.B.Relaxedandhappy.C.Worriedandfrightened.D.Deeplyashamed.2.A.Billhasneverusedacalculator.B.Billneedsacalculatorforthiswork.C.Billisworkingwithacalculator.D.Billcanworkbetterwithoutacalculator.3.A.Togoonadiet.B.Tocuthisjeansshort.C.Towearfittedclothes.D.Tobuyapairofjeans.4.A.Havinganinterview.B.Fillingoutaform.C.Talkingwithafriend.D.Askingforinformation.5.A.Putherreportonhisdesk.B.Mailherreporttothepublisher.C.Readsomepapersherecommended.D.Improvesomepartsofherpaper.6.A.Continuetoread.B.Meetthewomanatthelibrary.C.Makesomecoffee.D.Gooutwithsomefriends.7.A.Thepriceofamealmayvaryfrommonthtomonth.B.Buyingthemealticketwon’tsavethemananymoney.C.Themanshouldbuyadifferentmealticketeverymonth.D.Itisbetterforthemantopayforeachmealseparately.8.A.She’supsetthatshemissedthetelevisionprogram.BShedoesn’tthinkthetelevisionprogramwasfunny.C.Shedoesn’tliketalkingabouttelevisionprograms.D.Shewatchedthetelevisionprogramatafriend’shouse.9.A.Hedoubtsthewoman’swords.B.Hehasn’treadthenovelyet.C.Heenjoyedreadingthenovelalot.D.Heisnotinterestedinthenovelatall.10.A.Thetalkshaven’tachievedmuch.B.Thetalkshaven’tstartedyet.C.Thetalksbrokedownandwentnofurther.D.Theyhavecometoageneralagreement.SectionB
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Theycannotsleepwellbeforesportsday.B.Onlyafewschoolchildrencanwinthechampionship.C.Theymayfalldownhalfwaythroughtheraceandfeelashamedofthemselves.D.Theymayfailtoliveuptotheexpectationsoftheirparentsorcoaches.12.A.Theyneededhelpbuildingtheircharacter.B.Theydidn’tdeservetosuffer.C.Participationmatteredmorethanwinningforthem.D.Theywerehonorableforkeepingschooltraditionsalive.13.A.Moreschoolchildrenshouldgetinvolvedinit.B.Parentsshouldtakepartinitaswell.C.Morecompetitiveeventsshouldbeadded.D.Itshouldbereplacedwithteamsports.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Thereisagreatdifferencebetweenreadingandlistening.B.Therearesomeeffectivewaystopracticeyourreadingskill.C.Highlyeducatedandpoorlyeducatedpeoplehavedifferentreadinghabits.D.Thespeedandefficiencyofreadinggreatlydependoncontentsandpurposes.15.A.Theymoveveryfastthroughthetext.B.Theyvarytheirspeedwhenreading.C.Theyconcentrateonthekeywords.D.Theyre-readthetextatleasttwice.16.A.Tooslowforadifficultbookthoughjustrightforanon-seriousone.B.Tooslowforanon-seriousbookbuttoofastforadifficultone.C.Toofastfordifficultmaterialthoughjustrightforanon-seriousbook.D.Toofastforanon-seriousbookaswellasforadifficultone.Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Classmates.B.Cousins.C.Parentandchild.D.Professorandstudent.18.A.Shecancookherfavouritefood.B.Shecankeepherroomcleanandtidy.C.Shecanfinallyhavesomeprivacy.D.Shedoesn’tgetalongwellwithhersister.19A.Hecannotunderstandrecipes.B.Hehastroublesocializingwithothers.C.Itiseasyforhimtogetintofinancialtrouble.D.Heisnotgoodatdoinghouseholdchores.
20.A.Workoutaweeklybudget.B.Preparefoodonherown.CGotopartiesandclubslessoften.D.Haveapart-timejobtoearnmore.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionA语法填空FutureInventionsEveryonehastheirfavouriteinvention.Someofusevenmakelistsofthem.Onesurvey,whichaskedforBritain’sgreatestinvention,namedthebicycle,whichreceivedtwiceasmanyvotesastheWorldWideWeb.That’sthepast,butwhataboutthefuture?Whatinventions____1____(shape)ourlives?J.B.S.Haldane,aBritishscientistandnotoneoflife’soptimists,oncemadehispredictionforthefuture.Hesaidthat____2____hadn’thappenedwouldhappenandnoonewouldbesafefromit.Whetheryouagreeornot,onethingis____3____doubt:humanbeingsneedtoinventafewthingsprettyquickly.Hereisourownlist:Numberoneisanewsourceofpower.Oilisrunningout.Ateenager,inarecentlettertoanewspaper,wrotethatitwouldtakeoverahundredyears____4____(produce)freshoil.Hewaswrongbyafewmillionyears.Onceouroilisgone,it’sgoneforever.Wehaveaboutfiftyyears’worthleft,andevenless____5____ratesofindustrialisationspeedup.Atarecentconferenceabouttheworld’sfuture,scientistHilaryCraftsaidwehadalreadyfoundtheanswer:solarpower.Shesaidwecouldexpectenormousmirrorsinthesky____6____wouldreflectsunlightandprovidetheworld’selectricity.Numbertwoonourlistisawasteprocessor.Throughoutmostofhistory,therubbish____7____(throw)outthebackdoor.Ifthejungledidn’tswallowit,wildanimalswouldgetit.Oncethejunglesdisappeared,westartedburyingourwasteundergroundordumpingitintothesea.Nowwe’rerunningoutofspace.Ifwewanttoavoid____8____(destroy)theEarth,we’dbetterfindawaytorecyclemoreeffectively.Aninventor,ClaraPetrovic,saidshewasworkingonequipmentthatwouldhavewaste____9____(turn)intobricksandotherbuildingmaterial.Finally,medicine.Inthepast,acoldkilledyou.Nowweareexaminingpeople’sgenesforsignsoffutureillness.____10____(find)thediseaseearlyenoughandyoucanpreventit.GlenHiemstraofFuturist.comrecentlyclaimedthatsomewhereonPlanetEarththereisayoungchildwhowillbethefirstpersontoliveforever.SectionB选词填空A.convincingB.correctC.discouragingD.encouragingE.festiveF.increase
G.insteadH.knowledgeI.misperceptionsJ.otherwiseK.untrueChangingSomeone’sMindattheDinnerTableFamilygatheringscanbringuptopicsweprefertoavoid.Withthe___11___seasoninfullswing,itmightbehardtostayawayfromsomeannoyingrelatives.Atsomepoint,youknowtheywillsaysomethinglike:“Geneticallymodifiedfoodsarenotsafetoeat”or“Climatechangeisaconspiracy(阴谋)”.(Again,allthesestatementsare___12___.)Ifthishappens,youdon’thavetojustsittherequiet.“Isitworthmakinganeffortto___13___people?”saysJasonReiflerattheUniversityofExete,whostudieswaysofchallenging___14___.“Ithinkso.”Obviously,itisfarmoredifficulttoprovefalsebeliefswrongthantospreadthem.Anyonecanspreadalie,butitusuallytakesabitoftimeand___15___toexplainwhyastatementiswrong.Takeaclassic:“Theclimatehasalwayschanged,it’snothingtodowithhumans.”Tofightthis,youneedtoexplainhowtheworldisnowwarmingatanalarmingrate,when___16___itwouldbecoolingslightlywereitnotforourcarbondioxideemissions.Butsometimesthereareshortcutstomakeyourpoint___17___.“Parallel”argumentscanoftenhighlightlogicalerrorsveryeffectively,saysJohnCookofGeorgeMasonUniversity.Forinstance,the“climateisalwayschanging”mythislikeclaimingthatbecausepeoplehavealwaysstolenfromeachother,leavingyourhouseunlockedwon’t___18___theriskofburglary(入室抢劫).Butyouneedtobeawareofthebackfireeffect.Thisistheideathattryingtochangesomeone’sfalsebeliefcanmakethembelieveitmorestrongly.Thiswas___19___newsforthefightagainstfalsebeliefs.“Thelastthingyouwanttodowhendebunking(驳斥)misinformationismakemattersworse,”wroteCookandStephanLewandowskyattheUniversityofBristol,inTheDebunkingHandbook,ashortguidepublishedin2011.However,morerecentstudiesarefarmore___20___.“It’snotascommonasweinitiallythought,”saysLewandowsky.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionAItisearlydaysfortheideathattoysshapedhumanity,butFelixRiede,atAarhusUniversityinDenmark,andhiscolleaguesrecentlypublishedapaperoutliningsomeinterestingcasestudies.___21___,examiningtherecordsofcommunitieslivinginGreenlandfromaround4500yearsago,theyfoundthattheearlycolonisers___22___toysandalsoshowedlittleinnovationintheirmaterialculture,buttheThule,whomigratedintoGreenlandaround800yearsago,hadmanytinyobjectsthatappeartohavebeendesignedspecificallyforchild’s
___23___,includingtoyweaponsanddolls.Theirappearanceseemedtocoincidewithanexplosionofnewadulttechnologies,suchasadvanceddesignsforboatsandelaborateclothes.Therecordsaren’t___24___enoughtodeterminewhichemergedfirst,thetoysortheadvancedtechnology,butRiedethinksthetwomayhavegrowntogether,withtherichermaterialcultureinspiringnewplayobjects,which___25___equippedtheyoungmindsforfurtherinnovation.TheteamalsopointstositesinWesternCape,SouthAfrica,datingback60,000to80,000yearsago.Analysesofrocksshowthatchildrenwereimitatingtheadults’stonestriking,producing___26___uselesscopiesofrealtools.This“play-copying”againseemstocoincidewithnewtechnologies,includingthefirstarrowheads,suggestingthatthechildhoodgamesmighthave___27___greaterculturalinnovation.Itistheinventionofthewheel,however,thatoffersthemostpersuasive___28___forRiede’sidea.Theoldestevidenceofwheeledvehiclessuggeststhatthetechnology___29___around5500yearsago,acrosswesternEurasia–inthenorthernCaucasus,MesopotamiaandcentralandnorthernEurope.Butsometwocenturiesbeforehand,we___30___smallmodelsofanimalswithholesdrilledthroughtheirfeetforanaxle(车轴),andceramic(陶瓷)discsthatservedaswheels.Butgiventheir___31___andthefactthatsmallanimalsareplaythingsinmanymoderncultures,Riedebelievesthattheyweretoys.“Youcouldeasilycallthemquitecute,”hesays.Ifso,likeanykidwithatrainsettoday,childrenplayingwiththosetoyswouldhavebeenexploringthe___32___ofspinningmotion.Theymighthaveusedtheirtoystocarryvariousobjects,andpractiseddifferentwaysofdrivingthem–fromthefrontortheback,orlettingthemrolldownaslope.Theymightevenhave___33___wheelsofdifferentsizes,ormadefromdifferentmaterialstoseedifferentresults.Asthechildrengrewup,thosesame___34___wouldhavehelpedthemmakethecognitiveleapnecessarytoimagineawagon,butasocietythatlackedthosetoyswouldhave___35___tothinkofaworkabledesign.21.A.What’smoreB.InotherwordsC.ForinstanceD.Asamatteroffact22.A.designedB.understoodC.desertedD.lacked23.A.learningB.playC.careD.health24.A.up-to-dateB.relatedC.equivalentD.accurate25.A.onaverageB.inturnC.intheoryD.ondemand26.A.equallyB.economicallyC.functionallyD.socially27.A.inspiredB.normalizedC.resistedD.applied28.A.proposalB.supportC.victoryD.model29.A.explodedB.decreasedC.emergedD.matured
30.A.imagineB.makeC.presentD.see31.A.timeB.sizeC.shapeD.use32.A.mechanicsB.studiesC.periodsD.contents33.A.dependeduponB.distinguishedbetweenC.experimentedwithD.searchedfor34.A.playmatesB.motionsC.materialsD.skills35.A.struggledB.preferredC.wantedD.preparedSectionB(A)KimHyoJin,ashyjuniorhighschoolstudent,stoodbeforeherAmericanteacher.ThesmilingteacherheldupagreenpepperandaskedinclearEnglish:“Whatisthis?”“Peemang!”answeredtheSouthKoreanteenager,whothencoveredhermouthwithahandasiftostop—toolate—theKoreanwordthathadlefthermouth.Embarrassed,shetriedagain.Withoutlookingtheteacherintheeye,sheheldbothherhandsoutandasked,thistimeinEnglish:“MayIhavegreenpepper?”Kimtookthevegetablewithabow,andranbacktoherclassmates,feelingrelievedthatshehadsuccessfullytakenasmallfirststeptowardovercomingwhatSouthKoreansconsideroneoftheirbiggestweaknessesinglobalcompetitiveness:thefearofspeakinginEnglishtowesterners.Kimwasamong300juniorhighschoolstudentsgoingthroughaweeklongtraininginthisnew“EnglishVillage.”Thecomplexlookslikeamini-towntransplantedfromaEuropeancountrytothisSouthKoreancountryside.Ithasitsownimmigrationoffice,cityhall,bookstore,cafeteria,gym,amainstreetwithWesternstorefronts,policeofficersandalive-inpopulationof160nativeEnglishspeakers.AllsignsareinEnglish,theonlylanguageallowed.Here,onasix-daycoursethatchargeseachstudent80,000won,or$82,pupilscheckintoahotel,shop,takecookinglessonsandmakemusicvideos—allinEnglish.Therearelanguagepolicemenaround,punishingstudentsspeakingKoreanwithafineinthevillagecurrencyorreddotsontheirvillagepassports.SouthKoreahasbecomeoneofthemostaggressivecountriesinAsiaatteachingEnglishtoitscitizens.Outsidetheschoolsystem,parentsarepayinganestimated10trillionwonayeartohelptheirchildrenlearnEnglishathomeorabroad.Nevertheless,manycollegegraduatesareafraidofchattingwithnativespeakers.That,linguistssay,isaresultofanationalschoolsystemthattraditionallystressesreadingandmemorizationofEnglishgrammarandvocabularyattheexpenseofconversation.InKoreaUniversityofSeoul,30percentofallclassesarenowinEnglish.SpeakingEnglishwithanative
accenthasbecomeastatussymbol.36.WhatwasKimHyoJin’sproblem?AShespokeEnglishwithaKoreanaccent.B.ShedarednottalkwithwesternersinEnglish.C.ShewasafraidoflookingatherEnglishteacher.D.ShekeptstayingwithherKoreanclassmates.37.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthe“EnglishVillage”?A.ItislocatedinaEuropeancountry.B.Ithouses460Koreanstudentsinaweek.C.StudentswillbepunishedfornotspeakingEnglish.D.Studentstaketurnstoserveaslanguagepolicemen.38.WhatcanbelearnedaboutthewaythatKoreanstudentslearnEnglishatschool?A.Therearen’tenoughEnglishclassesgiventostudents.B.Studentsdon’thaveenoughchancestopractisespeaking.C.Emphasisisplacedonstudents’abilitytocommunicate.D.Grammarandvocabularyistaughtbyold-fashionedmethods.39.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Let’sReadinEnglishB.EnglishasaGlobalLanguageC.AHungerforEnglishLessonsD.ChangeinKoreans’AttitudetoEnglish(B)Thesetie-dye-patterneddecorationswillbrightenupdullwinterdays.Theylookgreathunginawindoworanywhereinyourhousethatneedssomecolour.Thistechniqueusesinkorpaintonfilterpapertocreateadifferentpatterneverytime.Whatyouneed
●Apencil●Asmallplate●Coffeefilterpapercone(咖啡滤纸锥)●Scissors●Papertowel●Abowlofwater●Colouredinksorposterpaints●Paintbrush●Gluestick●Colouredcard●Thread●StickytapeStep1.________________Step2.__________________Step3.__________________Step4.________________Step5.Forahangingdecoration,gluethecolouredfilterpaperontoacircleofcardthesamesize.Thentapealoopthreadontheback.Step6.Forasnowflake,refoldthepaperalongthecreases(折痕).Cutoutsmallpiecesfromtheedge.Unfoldandglueontoacardcircle.Addloop.
40.Thepassageisintendedto________.A.introducetheuseoftie-dye-patterneddecorationsB.remindpeopletoaddcolourtotheirhousesC.highlightthevarietyofdecorationpatternsD.instructpeopleindoingcertainhandwork41.ThefollowingfoursentencesaretakenfromStep1to4.Matcheachsentencewiththeproperstepaccordingtothepictures.①Foldeachcircleinhalf,inhalfagainandthenoncemore.Coveryourworksurfacewithpapertowelbeforeyoustartthenextstep.②Afterafewminutes,carefullyunfoldthefilterpaper.Thecolourswillhavemixed.Leaveittodryonafreshpapertowel.③Drawaroundasmallplateontoacoffeefilterpapercone,thencarefullycutout.Thiswillmaketwomatchingcircles.④Dipthefoldedpaperintothebowlofwater,placeitonthepapertowel.Paintitgentlywithcolouredinksorpaint.Turnoverandrepeat.A.Step1:①;Step2:③;Step3:②;Step4:④B.Step1:①;Step2:②;Step3:③;Step4:④C.Step1:③;Step2:①;Step3:④;Step4:②D.Step1:③;Step2:④;Step3:①;Step4:②42.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Step6isunnecessaryifyoudon’twanttomakeasnowflake.B.Pencilsareusedtodrawthepatternofsnowflakesonthepaper.C.Snowflakesarethemostpopularpatternintermsofsuchdecorations.D.Colouredcardsareamustevenifyoudon’twanttohangthedecoration.(C)AsFransdeWaal,aprimatologist(灵长动物学家),recognizes,abetterwaytothinkaboutothercreatureswouldbetoaskourselveshowdifferentspecieshavedevelopeddifferentkindsofmindstosolvedifferentadaptiveproblems.Surelytheimportantquestionisnotwhetheranimalscandothesamethingshumanscan,buthowthoseanimalssolvethecognitive(认知的)problemstheyface,likehowtoimitatetheseafloor.Childrenandsomeanimalsaresointerestingnotbecausetheyaresmartlikeus,butbecausetheyaresmartinwayswehaven’tevenconsidered.
Sometimesstudyingchildren’swaysofknowingcancastlightonadult-humancognition.Children’spretendplaymayhelpusunderstandouradulttasteforfiction.DeWaal’sresearchprovidesanotherinterestingexample.Wehumanbeingstendtothinkthatoursocialrelationshipsarerootedinourperceptions,beliefs,anddesires,andourunderstandingoftheperceptions,beliefs,anddesiresofothers—whatpsychologistscallour“theoryofmind.”Inthe80sand90s,developmentalpsychologistsshowedthatpre-schoolersandeveninfantsunderstandmindsapartfromtheirown.Butitwashardtoshowthatotheranimalsdidthesame.“Theoryofmind”becameacandidateforthespecial,uniquelyhumantrick.YetdeWaal’sstudiesshowthatchimps(黑猩猩)possessaremarkablydevelopedpoliticalintelligence—theyaremuchinterestedinfiguringoutsocialrelationships.Itturnsout,asdeWaaldescribes,thatchimpsdoinfersomethingaboutwhatotherchimpssee.Butexperimentalstudiesalsosuggestthatthishappensonlyinacompetitivepoliticalcontext.Theevolutionaryanthropologist(人类学家)BrainHareandhiscolleaguesgaveajuniorchimpachoicebetweenpiecesoffoodthatadominantchimphadseenhiddenandotherpiecesithadnotseenhidden.Thejuniorchimp,whowatchedallthehiding,stayedawayfromthefoodthedominantchimphadseen,buttookthefoodithadn’tseen.Anyonewhohasgonetoanacademicconferencewillrecognizethatwemaybeinthesamesituation.Wemaysaythatwesignupbecausewe’reeagertofindoutwhatotherhumanbeingsthink,butwe’rejustasinterestedinwho’sontop.Manyofthepoliticaljudgmentswemaketheredon’thavemuchtodowithourtheoryofmind.Wemayshowourrespecttoafamousprofessorevenifwehavenorespectforhisideas.Untilrecently,however,therewasn’tmuchresearchintohowhumansdevelopandemploythiskindofpoliticalknowledge.Itmaybethatweunderstandthesocialworldintermsofdominance,likechimps,butwe’rejustnotusuallyaspoliticallymotivatedastheyare.Insteadofaskingwhetherwehaveabettereverydaytheoryofmind,wemightwonderwhethertheyhaveabettereverydaytheoryofpolitics.43.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whichofthefollowingshowsthatananimalissmart?A.Itcanbehavelikeahumankid.B.Itcanimitatewhathumanbeingsdo.C.Itcanfindasolutiontoitsownproblem.D.Itcanfigureoutthoseadaptiveproblems.44.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestillustratesour“theoryofmind”?A.Wetalkwithinfantsinawaythattheycanfullyunderstand.B.Wemakeguessesatwhatothersthinkwhileinteractingwiththem.C.Wehideouremotionswhenwetryestablishingcontactwithastranger.
D.Wetrytounderstandhowkids’pretendplayaffectsourtasteforfiction.45.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Neitherhumannoranimalsdisplaytheirpreferencefordominance.B.Animalslivinginacompetitivepoliticalcontextaresmarter.C.Bothhumansandsomeanimalshavepoliticalintelligence.D.Humansaremoreinterestedinwho’sontopthananimals.46.Bytheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,thewritermeansthat________.A.weknowlittleabouthowchimpsarepoliticallymotivatedB.ourpoliticalknowledgedoesn’talwaysdeterminehowwebehaveC.ourtheoryofmindmightenableustounderstandourtheoryofpoliticsD.moreresearchshouldbeconductedtounderstandanimals’socialworldSectionCIronCooksRobotshavearrivedinAmericanrestaurantsandhotelsforthesamereasonstheyfirstarrivedonfactoryfloors.____47____Labor,meanwhile,isgettingexpensive,assomecitiesandstatespasslawsraisingtheminimumwage.“Wethinkwe’vehitthepointwherelabor-wageratesarenowmakingautomationofthosetasksmakealotmoresense,”BobWright,thechiefoperationsofficerofthefast-foodchainWendy’s,saidinaconferencecallwithinvestorslastFebruary,referringtojobsthatfeature“repetitiveproductiontasks.”Wendy’sandMcDonald’sareintheprocessofinstallingself-servicekiosksinlocationsacrossthecountry,allowingcustomerstoorderwithoutevertalkingtoanemployee.____48____TheinternationalchainCaliBurger,forexample,willsooninstallFlippy,arobotthatcanmake150burgersanhour.JohnMiller,theCEOofCaliGroup,whichownsthechain,saysemployeesdon’tlikeworkinginthekitchen.Oncetherobotsaresweatingthere,humanemployeeswillbefreetointeractwithcustomersinmore-targetedways,bringingthemextranapkinsandaskingthemhowthey’reenjoyingtheirburgers.Howmanyemployees,though,doyouneedworkinginthecafé?____49____WillcompanieslikeCaliBurgerseesufficientvalueinemployinghumangreetersandsoup-and-sandwichdelivererstokeepthosepositionsaroundlong-term?TheexperienceofEatsamaybeinstructive.Thestart-uprestaurant,basedinSanFrancisco,allowscustomerstoorderitsquinoabowlsandsaladsontheirsmartphoneoranin-storetabletandthenpickuptheir
orderfromawhitewallofcubbies—anAutomatfortheappage.Initially,twogreeterswerestationedalongsidethecubbiestowelcomeanddirectcustomers.____50____Sothecompanynowemploysasinglegreeterinitsrestaurants.A.Theearlysuccessofthekioskssuggeststhat,atleastwhenorderingfastfood,customersprizespeedoverhigh-touchcustomerservice.B.Businessownersinsistthatrobotswilltakeoverworkthatisdirty,dangerous,orjustdull,enablinghumanstofocusonothertasks.C.Thebetterhopeforworkersmightbethatautomationhelpsthefood-serviceindustrycontinuetodevelop.D.Butovertime,customersreliedlessfrequentlyonthegreeters.E.Thecostofmachineshasfallensignificantlyinrecentyearsdropping40percentsince2005.F.Thishastypicallybeenthestoryofautomation:Technologyeliminatesoldjobs,butitalsocreatesnewones.IV．SummaryWriting51.SummaryWritingWorkingAroundAccordingtothelateststatistics,youngmenandwomenfromtheUKareleavingtheircountryinlargenumbersbecausetheywanttoworkabroad.Istheideaofworkingabroadfactorfictionandwhatisitliketoworkinanothercountry?Inordertofindanswerstothesequestions,theGuardiannewspaperrecentlyinterviewedBritishworkersinFrance,Germany,SpainandHolland.Whattheydiscoveredwasthatifyouhaveamarketableskillandcanspeakthelanguageofthecountryyouarein,thenyouwillhavenoproblemfindingwork.Let’stakethefollowingexamples.PeterTatemovedtoFrancein1991.HehadstudiedlightingdesigninEnglandandhadworkedforelevenyearsintheatresaroundthecountry.Hewantedadifferentlifestyleandcertainlydidn’texpecttogetajobinhisfieldimmediately.HedidanumberofdifferentjobsuntilhewasfinallyhiredbyDisneylandParisin1992.Firstheworkedthereasalightingtechnician,thenheeventuallygotajobindesign.Afterallhisexperience,hesaysthatyouhavetoberealisticaboutfindingexactlythekindofjobyouwantabroad.“Thetheatreisasmallworld,”heexplains.“Jobsareusuallyfoundthroughcontracts.IhadtogettoknowpeoplefirstandIdidn’tspeakverygoodFrenchwhenIfirstarrived.”HeadmitsthathispoorlevelofFrenchwasabigproblem.Hedidathree-monthlanguagecoursebeforehemovedtoFrancepermanently,butthisstillwasnotenough.Hesaysthatifyouwanttogetagoodjobinanothercountry,youhavetobeabletospeakthelanguagewell.Alackoflanguageskillsisthemainproblemwhen
tryingtofindworkinEurope.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________V.Translation52.在他看来，值得投资的是体验，而不是物品。（worth）(汉译英）53.你越是善于反思自己的行为，就越有可能突破自我。(reflect)（汉译英）54.有消费者电话投诉，声称这件衣服并没有广告中所宣传的防水功能。(which)（汉译英）55.这个应用程序很快就无人问津了，主要原因是它的开发者没有将用户的实际需求考虑在内。(account)（汉译英）VI.GuidedWriting56.假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，最近你校英语报正在开展“BeSomeoneFamousforaDay”的征文，你有意参加，写一篇文章，内容须包括：1)你希望成为哪一位名人;2)你的理由。听力答案：1-5CBABD6-10ABACA11-15CBDDA16-20BACDA
