上海洋泾中学

上海市洋泾中学2019-2020学年

高三第二学期英语4月月考试卷

ingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,

endofeachconversation,versationsandthe

ouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

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SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbe

sagesandthe

conversationwillbereadtwice,uheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

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Questions14through16arebadonthefollowingpassage.

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saffectingpeople'anceofkeepingemotionalhealth.

onshipsbetweenhardshipandsuccess.

Questions17through20arebadonthefollowingconversation.

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randVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

blankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,uonewordthatbestfitachblank.

ZikaVirus

TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)hasdeclaredaglobalemergencyovertheZikavirus.

Themosquito-bornevirus_______21______(link)toasurgeinbabiesbornwithmicrocephaly

(小头畸形)inBrazilsinceitwasfirstfoundtherelastyear.

TheWHOwaswidelycriticizedforitsslowrespontothe2014EbolacrisisinWestAfrica.

Thistime,anizationtooktherarestepinspiteofa

lackofstrongevidence______22______

WHOestimatedtherecouldbeuptofourmillioncasofZikaintheAmericasthisyear,butthe

organizationhasn’tmadeanyrecommendations23(restrict)travelortrade.

ThelasttimetheWHOdeclaredapublichealthemergencywasfortheEbolaoutbreakinWest

Africa,_______24_______morethan11,rdeclarationsweremade

forpolio(小儿麻痹症)ergencydeclarationsaremeant

as_______25_______uallyleadto_______26_______

（increa）effortstostoptheoutbreak,aswellasmotivatingrearchesintopossibletreatments

andvaccines.

,therehavebeennoeffectivetreatmentsor

lOsterholm,anAmericanpublichealthexpert,saiditwasstill

unclear_______27_______

addedhatevenminorgeneticchanges_______28_______haveriousconquences.

OsterholmsaiditwasimportantfortheWHOtoactquickly,_______29_______thelack

ofdefinitiveevidence.“Forsituationslikethis,youhavetohavea‘noregrets’policy,”hesaid.

“Maybethiswillbeafalalarm_______30_______moreinformationisavailablemonthslater.

Butaccordingtotheevidencewehaverightnow,thesituationhasbeenriounough.”

SectionB

Directions:rdcanonlybe

atthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

s

Picturethis:Youstopinfrontofadigitaladvertisingdisplayatamallandsuddenlyanadof

makeuppopsup,stoknow

you'reawomaninyourlate20sand,infact,ulookatthedisplay,itscansyour

facialfeaturesand_______31_______estuffofsciencefictionand

high-techcrimefighting,facialrecognitiontechnologyhasbecomeoneofthenewesttoolsin

marketing,eventhough_______32_______dassay

theyareplanningto_______33_______withitaarlyasthisyeartopushtheirproducts.

Thecommercial_______34_______offacialrecognitionareincontrasttothobeingud

bylawenforcementto_______35_______ies，atleastatthis

point,_______36_______justwanttodiscoverademographic(人口统计资料)badonageand

gendertobeappliedintheirads.

Buteventhisfacialrecognition-litealarmsprivacy_______37_______，giventhatitcould

greatlypopularizeandexpanduofthetechnology.

IntelCorp.，whichmakessuchsoftware,saidit’swidely_______38_______.“Youcanput

thistechnologyintopublicphonebooth,vendingmachines,digitalsigns,”saidChristopher

O'Malley,directorofretailmarketingforIntel’mbeddedandcommunicationsgroup.“It’sgoing

tobecomeamuchmore_______39_______thinginthenextfewyears.”

Sofar,thetechnologyis_______40_______udinJapan,whereavarietyofbusinessu

ittomakeads.

gComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphras

markedA,B,eachblankwiththewordorphrathatbestfitsthe

context.

Howare“global”studentsdifferentfrom“glocal”students,andhowistheirmobilitylikely

totakeshapeinfuture?

Toanswertheabovequestion,Iamadaptingandextendingtheresultsofapreviousrearch

earch_______41_______fourdifferent

groupsorgmentsofU.S.-boundinternationalstudentsbadontheiracademicpreparedness

andfinancialresources:Strivers,Strugglers,ExplorersandHighfliers.

Withthegrowthoftransnationaleducationmodels,includingvalidationofdegrees,

franchiprograms,onlinedegrees,branchcampusandnowMOOCs,thefourgroupsof

internationalstudentsmaybefurther_______42_______bytwoprimarysubgroups:“global”and

“glocal.”

“Global”studentscompriHighfliersandStrugglers,whowillnot_______43_______the

valueofstudyingabroad,duetotheirstrongdesireforachievementoremigration,respectively.

Thus,_______44_______destinationsliketheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdomandAustralia

ativepathwaystoforeigneducationthrough

transnationaleducationwillnotbeappealingto“global”students.

Incontrast,“glocal”studentscompriExplorersandStriverswhohave

the_______45_______tostudyabroadinpopulardestinationsliketheU.S.,

Australia,butcannotduetotheirlowacademicorfinancialresourcesrespectively.

Thestudentsare_______46_______tootherformsofengagingwithtransnational

education.“Glocal”studentsaredifferentfrom“global”ones,astheywouldliketoearnthe

socialprestigeandcareer_______47_______offeredbyforeigneducationwithouthavingtogo

veryfarfromhome.

Both“glocal”and“global”gmentswillgrowinthemediumterm,butthe“glocal”oneis

expectedtogrowata48paceduetoagreedyappetiteforforeigneducation,andexpanding

middle-classinemergingeconomies,andtechnologicalinnovation.

Ontheotherhand,the“global”gmentwillgrowataslowerpaceduetoashiftin

institutional_______49_______orlf-fundedstudentsatundergraduatelevelandtheincreasing

costandcompetitionforrecruitinginternationalstudents.

Transnationaleducationalmodelsalsofaceveralgrowthproblems,includingqualitative

challenges_______50_______fromcredentialsissueswithMOOCstoregulatoryandfunding

complexitywithbranchcampus,whichmay_______51_______influencetheexpectationsof

“glocal”studentsandthereforegrowth.

Ofcour,r,the

intentionistoprovideabroadframeworkforinstitutionsto_______52_______theshiftthatis

occurringinthecompetitivelandscapeandtohelpthemmakethebeststrategicchoices.

_______53_______,thedynamicsofinternationalstudentmobilityarechanging,withthe

growthoftransnationaleducation_______54_______innewstudentgmentsandbehavior.

Institutionsneedto_______55_______theirinternationalizationstrategiestodeliverbest

possibleresultsbybetterunderstandingtheirchangingstudents.

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SectionB

Directions:ssageisfollowedbyveralquestionsor

hofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,the

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

Fordecades,televisionnetworkshaveproducednoshortageofentertainingshowsfeaturing

cessoftheshowsisaclearindicationofthestrongappealofthecookery

rit'srecipeinstructions,reviewofarestaurantorcoverage（专访）

ofachef,peoplearehungrytofindoutmoreaboutthefoodtheyeat.

OneofthelatestentriesamongthefoodprogramsistheEmmy-nominatedAwardNetflix

ries,Chef'sTable,stuneinto

eachepisode（一集）ef'staleis

ericanchefGrantAchatzfor

rneytooperatingoneofthehighestrankedrestaurantsinNorthAmericatooka

2007,Achatzwasdiagnodwithmouthcancerandlosthisnoftaste.

Amazingly,heregainedit,andhasgoneontopioneeranew"progressiveAmerican"styleof

cooking.

Eachchefhashisownfascinatingstory,andtherieshighlightsanimportantcommonthread

amongthem:efoodissoconnectedwiththecultureitcomesfrom,eachchef

reprentswhatevertraditionsandcookingtechniquesthey'mbinetheir

culture',manychefsworktirelesslyatredefiningan

entireculture'xpectationforeating.

Despitehavinganumberofunconventionalelementsassociatedwiththeircooking,one

thingisclear：stdescribed

histimeatonechef'srestaurantbysaying"Eatingthereislikelookingatsomeonewhohasputhis

soulintothefood".

esthesuccessofthefoodprogramsshow?

efsareindemand.

rogramsareanewfashiontrend.

arehungrytofindoutwhattheyeat.

areinterestedinthecookeryexperience.

weknowaboutChef'sTable?

elatestfoodprogram.

award-winningtelevisionriesfeaturinguniquechefs.

watchitinordertoheartheheart-touchingstories.

chatzisthemostfamouschefintheprogram.

estheauthorintendtotellreadersinParagraph3?

ecountsincookingandeating.

fsaretryingtochangetheeatingculture.

hefshouldhighlighttraditionalcooking.

efhashisownfascinatingstoryaboutculture.

thebesttitleforthetext?

'dCulture

'sTable:FoodwithaStory

(B)

ChicagoDoctorInventsAffordableHearing

AidSuperbPerformancefromAffordable

DigitalHearingAid

Board-certifiedear,no,andthroatphysician

urihasdoneitonceagainwithhisnewest

inventionofamedical-grade,ALL-DIGITAL，

affordablehearingaid.

uriknewthatuntreatedhearing

losscouldleadtodepression,socialisolation,

anxiety,andsymptomsconsistentwithdementiaand

Alzheimer’racticeheknewthat

manyofhispatientswouldbenefitfromnewdigital

hearingaidsbutmanycouldn'taffordtheexpen,

whichisnotgenerallycoveredbyMedicareand

mostprivatehealthinsurancepolicies.

SameTechnologyas$3，500HearingAids

Heevaluatedallthehigh-priceddigitalhearing

aidsonthemarketandthencreatedhisown

affordableversion—calledMDHearingAidAIRfor

itsvirtuallyinvisible,lightweight

ctor-designeddigitalhearing

aiddeliversclearsoundalldaylongandthesoft

flexibleeardomesaresocomfortablethatyou

won’trealizeyouarewearingthem.

Thisnewdigitalhearingaidispackedwith

thefeaturesofits$3，500competitorsatasmall

tpeoplewithhearing

lossareabletoenjoycrystalclear,natural

sound—inacrowd,onthephone,inthewind--

without“whistling”andannoyingbackground

noi.

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uriinventedhisMDHearingAidAIRinorderto______.

tuntreateddiassuchasdepressionandsocialisolation

epatientswithlow-pricedhearingaidofhighquality

eexpenofthehearingaidcoveredinhealthinsurancepolicies

gh-pricedhearingaideasilyaccessibleonthemarket

ingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutMDHearingAidAIRisTRUE?

ceisnomorethan$3,500includingdeliveryfee.

tsareguaranteedtogetthemoneybackaftertheyhavetrieditfor45days.

tswearingthehearingaidwillnothearanybackgroundsound.

’snoteasyforotherstonoticeapatientwearingthehearingaid.

sageisprimarilywrittento______.

agepeopletotrythenewproduct

ctpeoplehowtouanewelectronicdevice

ethelatestinformationabouthearinghealth

ratetheimportanceofaffordablehearingaid

（C）

Solarsystemmaysoonneedsavingfromhumankind,scientistswarn

Greatswathsofthesolarsystemshouldbeprervedasofficial“spacewilderness”toprotect

planets,moonsandotherheavenlybodiesfromrampant(猖獗的)miningandotherformsof

industrialexploitation,scientistssay.

Theproposalcallsformorethan85%ofthesolarsystemtobeplacedoff-limitstohuman

development,leavingnomorethananeighthforspacefirmstomineforpreciousmetals,minerals

helimitwouldprotectpristineworldsfromtheworstexcessof

humanactivity,itsprimarygoalistoensurethathumanityavoidsacatastrophic(灾难性的)

futureinwhichalloftheresourceswithinitsreacharepermanentlyudup.

“Ifwedon’tthinkaboutthisnow,wewillgoaheadaswealwayshave,andinafewhundred

yearswewillfaceanextremecrisis,muchworthanwehaveonEarthnow,”saidMartinElvis,a

niorastrophysicistattheSimthsonianAstrophysicalObrvatoryinCambridge,Massachutts.

“Onceyou’veexploitedthesolarsystem,there’snowherelefttogo.”Fledglingspacemining

companieshavettheirsightsontrillionsofpounds’worthofironandpreciousmetalslockedup

inasteroids(小行星)，alongwithvaluablemineralsandtrillionsoftonnesofwateronthemoon.

InBritain,theAsteroidsMiningCorporationhopestondasatelliteintoorbitinthecoming

theminedmaterialwouldbeudinspacetobuild

habitatsonthemoonandmakerocketfuel.

WithTonyMilligan,aphilosopheratKing’sCollegeLondon,Elvisanalydhowsoon

humansmightuupthesolarsystem’smostaccessibleresourcesshouldspaceminingtakeoff.

Theyfoundthatanannualgrowthrateof3.5%woulduupaneighthofthesolarsystem’s

point,humanitywouldhaveonly60yearstoapplythe

brakesandavoidexhaustingthesupplycompletely.

Becauhumansmaystruggletominethesun,orextractufulmaterialsfromthegasgiant

Jupiter,therearcherseasteroids,themoon,Marsandotherrockyplanetsasthemostrealistic

targetsforspaceminers.

Butwhichareasareprotectedfromminingisasubtledecision,thescientistswriteinthe

lesMarinerisonMars,thelargestcanyoninthe

solarsystem,re

areothersitestoo,saidElvis.“Dowewantcitiesonthenearsideofthemoonthatlightupat

night?Wouldthatbeinspiringorhorrifying?AndwhatabouttheringsofSaturn?Theyare

beautiful,tominethosothatin100yearstheyaregone?”

“Ifeverythinggoesright,wecouldbendingourfirstminingmissionsintospacewithin10

years,”headded.“Onceitstartsandsomebodymakesanenormousprofit,therewillbethe

equivalentofagoldrush.”

theultimateaimoftheproposalthatcallsfortheprervationofmuchofthesolar

system?

entspacefirmsmakinghugeprofitsbyminingtheasteroids.

thesolarsystemfrombeingover-cultivatedbyhumanbeings.

ectthesystem’saccessibleresourcesfrombeingexhausted.

people’sattentiontotheeffectofexcessivespacemining.

d“pristine”isclostinmeaningto.

rd

fthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

arsystemistheonlyspacewherehumanbeingscanbuildhabitats.

iteshavebeennttoexploitthemineralslockedupinasteroids.

somerockyplanets,thesunandJupiterareconsiderednotsuitableformining.

enthasbeenreachedastowhichareasinthesolarsystemsaretobeprotectedfrom

mining.

theauthor’sattitudetowardspacemining?

erent

SectionC

Directions:ntence

attherearetwomorentencesthanyouneed.

ismirroring,it’sreflectingabetterworld.

behinddisabledkidsandtheyarepartoftheculturalmainstream.

neknowsthere’ssomethingwrongwithhowwereprentdisabledpeople.

obeenpreparedfortheexcitementitswheelchair-usingboywouldcau?

opes,dreams,imaginationsandexperienceareignored.

sagebehindLego’swheelchairboyissomuchlargerthanhistinystature.

AMarkedShiftinToyBoxes

ekLegoshowedits

nch-tallplasticboy,he's

beenmakingbigwaves,inspiringglobalpresscoverageandonlinecelebrationsfromLegofans,

parentsanddisabilitygroups.

“Buthe’sjustalittleguy，”somemaysay,“aplasticguyoutforawheelintheparkwithhis

'sthebigdeal?”

____________67____________Hisbirthinthetoyboxmarksasignificantshiftwithin

children’re150millionchildrenwithdisabilitiesworldwide,yetuntilnow

theyhavescarcelyeverenthemlvespositivelyreflectedinthemediaandtoystheyconsume.

InherrecentlypublishedbookDisabilityandPopularCulture,AustralianacademicKatieEllis

writes:“Toysmirrorthevaluesofthesocietythatproducethem...”

____________68____________Whetherintentionallyornot,ithasntoutapowerfulmessage

ofinclusion.

Thetoys,TV，films,games,appsandbooksthatentertainandeducateourchildren

dyoulastedisability

reprentedpositivelyinachildren'sfilm,cartoon,orcomputergame?Haveyoueverenatof

emojisthatreflectthedisabledexperience?Then,howcoulddisabledchildrengainpositive

lf-esteemwhentheculturearoundthemappearstoplacenovalueontheir

existence?____________69____________Thereisadangerthatthechildrenwillfeellike

permanentoutsiderintheworld.

____________70____________However,

dancedelicatelyarounddisability,scaredtooffendorgetitwrong,sowedon'

exclusioniscausingdamagetomillionsofchildren,’shopethat

oneday,positivereprentationsofdisabilityareincludedsoamlesslyacrosschildren’s

industriesthattheyceatobenoteworthyatall.

yWriting

71Directions:izethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

rownwordsasfaraspossible.

EarlyAdoptersFallintoaCostlyTrap

u’retheonly

memberofyoursocialcirclewiththelatesthotdevice,r,

peopletendtounderestimatethecostsofthistemporarycoolness,whichtheypayinmoreways

thanone.

Franklyspeaking,liestversionofdevicesarenot

onlyexpensive,iesare

attemptingtorecoverthecostofproductionasfastastheycan,andoncetheprofitsfromearly

adopters’purchasaresafelyintheirhands,theycancutthepriceandshifttothenextmarketing

stage:whythecostoftheoriginalIPhonedropped

about$200onlyeightmonthsafteritsrelea.

Thowhoarefirsttoleapintoanewtechnologyalsoriskwastingmoneyandtimeon

2006,HDDVDs,anewformat(制式)forvideo,

gerconsumersboughtHDDVDplayerthatwerediscontinuedin

lyadopterswerethenstuckwithpriceydevicesthatjustsatontheirshelves

rgoodreasontoresisttheearlyadoptiontemptationisthatthefirstversion

mple,whenMicrosoft’sgamemachine,Xbox

One,wasfirstreleadin2013,d

oblemsaresocommonwith

newtechnologythatearlyadoptersarebasicallyunpaidtesters.

Sodon’tjointhefirstwaveofconsumerswhoinvestinthelatestversionofdevice;instead,

waitande.

ation

Directions:TranslatethefollowingntencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

72.这座博物馆以环保建筑材料为特色，每日吸引大批访客。（featurev.）

73.为了阻止病毒的传播,数千家中国工厂关闭,使得制造业受到重创。（effort）

74.那位志在夺金的运动员没有受到负面舆论的影响，也不担心自己的前途。（nor）

75.让许多孩子感到烦恼的是，家长们似乎没有充分意识到保护隐私的重要性，总喜欢在社

交媒体上发布孩子的照片。（bother）

Ⅵ.GuidedWriting

ions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120—150wordsaccordingtotheinstructions

givenbelowinChine.

上海电视台外语频道打算开办一档面向中学生观众的英语节目，新聘任了来自英国的John

作为节目编辑助理。现在，John就节目内容向广大中学生征求意见。假如你是学生李华，

请你给John写信谈谈你对该节目的设想。信的内容包括:

1.节目的名称和内容；

2.开办这档节目的理由和预期的效果。

参考答案

Listening

SectionA1-5BBCCA6-10BADDD

SectionB11-20BCDCADCCAB

Grammar

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Vocabulary31.K32.F33.H34.C35.I36.G

37.B38.A39.E40.D

Cloze

41—55CBABDACBCDBDACB

Reading

56—59DBAD60-62BDA63-66CBCB

67.F68.A69.E70.C

Summary

Reference:

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ly,whatyouhave

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ation

72.这座博物馆以环保建筑材料为特色，每日吸引大批访客。（featurev.）

Themuumfeatureco-friendlybuildingmaterialsandattractsalargenumberof

visitorveryday.

73.为了阻止病毒的传播,数千家中国工厂关闭,使得制造业受到重创。（effort）

Inanefforttostopthespreadofthevirus,thousandsofChinefactorieswereclod,hitting

manufacturinghard.

74.那位志在夺金的运动员没有受到负面舆论的影响，也不担心自己的前途。（nor）

Theathletewhodesiredtowinthegoldmedalwasn’tinfluencedbynegativepublic

opinion,nordidheworryabouthisfuture.

75.让许多孩子感到烦恼的是，家长们似乎没有充分意识到保护隐私的重要性，总喜欢在社

交媒体上发布孩子的照片。（bother）

Whatbothersmanychildrenisthattheirparentsemnottobefullyawareofthe

importanceofprotectingprivacyandalwaysliketoposttheirchildren’sphotosonsocial

media.

参考范文

DearJohn,

Iknowyou’’mwritingto

suggestaprogramnamed“All-roundShanghai”.Thisprogramwillcovertopicslikethehistory,

education,famousscenicspots,dbebettertobroadcast

itonweekendssothatwestudentscanhavethechancetowatchit.

Besides,youcanalsoinvitesomemiddleschoolstudentstogetinvolvedinthisprogram,whichwill

surelyarouotherstudents’ywilltheprogramhelpstudentsimprovetheir

English,butalsogetthemtoknowmoreaboutthecultureofShanghaisoastointroduceShanghai

oucantake

mysuggestionintoconsideration.

Sincerelyyours,

LiHua

听力文本

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Q:Whatisthemostprobablereatioshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

3.M:Haveyouenourwhitecat?

W:Isawitunderthelampbetweenthewardrobeandthebed.

Q:Wheredidthewomanethewhitecat?

4.M:Janeemedworriedaboutherscoresinthefinalexams.

W:ShehasgotAandAminus,hasn'tshe?

Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutJane?

5.W:Ourcampuslifeismuchthesameasthelastyear.

M:Verymuchso.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.W:Whatareyoudoing?Wearestandinginline

M:Sorry...Ididn'trealizethequeue.

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7.M:Itisimportanttolearnthebasicgrammarandwordstospeakanewlanguagequikly.

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8.W:king,languagelearning,literature...whatkindofbookdoyouwant?

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9.W:Whynottakeupsomepart-timejobstosupportyourstudynextmester,Tom?

M:I’ll,shepaysmytuitionhere.

Q:Whatwillthemando?

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M:rdlytearmylfawayfromit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanthinkofthebook?

Questions11through13arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Longago,whentheworldwasverynew,

low-hairedoneranaheadand

erwasveryangry..

”Youthinkyou''renotso

echiefgod,kingofthemountain,eris

isangry,theskygrowsblackandthesunhides.

Theyellow-hairedboysaid"tmyfatherthe

tisdaytim

meiscalled

night."HisnamewasPhaethon.

“SometimesIvisitmyfather."saidEpaphus,theotherboy."IsitonMountOlympuswith

him,isityourfather?”

ouldnotbeartotellEpathus“Certainly,”hesaid,

“hesmethingstoo.”

“Whatkindofthing?Hashetaughtyoutodrivethehorsofthesun?”

“Oh,y’retall

eathefire.”

“Ithinkyou’remakingitallup,”saidEpaphus.

Questions:

fthefollowingistrueofthepassage?

esApollocreate?

thepassagemainlyabout?

Questions14through16arebadonthefollowingpassage.

Inraisingcleverkids,'smaltreatmentthatemstofuelexceptional

’snotthatgeneticlittlebitmorethatenablesit-it'sgreat

tance,oneinthreeexceptionalachieversinallfieldsthathavebeenstudiedlost

aparentbeforetheageof15(comparedwith18%beforemodernmedicine).Thatappliequall

ytoprimeministers,Americanpresidents,

peoplearedrivenbythepainofloss.

Ofcour,fortable

tesneedy,nalgriefiscommonin

hniormanagersareactuallymorelikelytobelf-centeredthan

’sthesameinthearts

Ifyoureallycarealotabouthavinganexceptionalchild,youshouldensurethatyour

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Questions:

xceptionallysuccessfulpeople,whatisthepercentageoftheirlossofaparentbefore

theageof15?

fthefollowingaremorelikelytobelf-centered?

thepassagemainlytalkingabout?

Questions17through20arebadonthefollowingconversation.

W:OK,couldyoutellusfirstofallwhereisJery.

M:Well,JeryisthelargestofagroupofislandsknownasTheChannelIslands.

W:nguagedotheyspeakontheislands,then?

M:Well,nowofcourit’smostlyEnglishandalthoughit'samulti-languagesocietynowinthe

nthatwe’vegotItalians,French,Portugue,andthatmorerecentlyPolish,thetraditionalJers

eylanguageisknownasJeryFrench.

W:JeryFrench...anddomanypeoplespeakthatnowadays?

M:No,um....there'sanattemptatrevivingitandtheynowhaveclassinboththeelementary

andcondaryschools.

W:Andaremanyoftheyoungpeopleinterestedinlearningthatlanguage?

M:Surprisingly,yes,Therearequiteafewyoungpeoplewhodelightinbeingabletotalkamong

themlvesinalanguagewhichnobodyelunderstands!

W:AhOK,soobviouslyJeryandtheChannelIslandsarequitesouththen,doyouhavemany

touristsinthesummer?

M:Jeryhadaverylargeandthrivingtouristindustry,andit'softencheapertoflytoSpainthan

itistoJery.

W:Um...’sthemainattractionfortourists

comingtoJery?

M:Thebeautyoftheisland,theunspoiltnatureoftheisland,andofcour

its...allthehistoric...wehavesomemarvellouscastlesandthen,asaresultoftheGermanoccupat

ionthereareallsortsofinterestingGermanbunkers,

abigundergroundhospital--nowamajortouristcentre.

Questions:

fthefollowingtwolanguagesareamongthothatJerypeoplespeak?

econversation,whatdoweknowaboutJeryFrench?

hwayisJerylesscompetitivethanSpaintoattracttourists?

theconversationmainlyabout?