上海建平中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高一年級(jí)上冊(cè)期末英語(yǔ)試卷

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LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Azookeeper.B.Apostalworker.

C.Ashopassistant.D.Anairportsecurityguard.

2.A.Satisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Afraid.D.Apologetic.

3.A.Theygotthereatdifferenttime.B.Thewomandidn'tgothere.

C.Themanforgotaboutthemeeting.D.Theydidn'tagreeonthemeetingplace.

4.A.Herhusbandcouldn'tfindasuitablejob.

B.Herhusbandquarreledwiththeirson.

C.Shehadanargumentwithherhusband.

D.Shehadtostayhomebecauseshewasfired.

5.A.Exciting.B.Funny.C.Outdated.D.Terrible.

6.A.Atarestaurant.B.Atagrocery.C.Inatheater.D.Onafarm.

7.A.Shedoesn'tworkhardenough.B.Sheneverfallsasleepinclass.

C.ShehasaJapaneseculturalbackground.D.Herparentsurgehertohavemoresleep.

8.A.Takeacourseonsailing.B.Watchsomesailingshows.

C.Buythingsneededfbrsailing.D.Learnaboutsailingfromanapp.

9.A.Thebirdsarenotbeautifulenough.

B.Thewomanpreferstoteachacattotalk.

C.Thebirdsactuallycannotimitatehumanvoice.

D.Thewomanwon'thavethebirdsatsuchaprice.

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10.A.Hedidn'tseethesign.B.Hegotthreeparkingticketsthismonth.

C.Herefusedtopayafine.D.Heparkedhiscarthereafterworkinghours.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelonger

conversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveral

questions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthetbur

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Hisregularwatertherapy.B.Hisdisabilitytoswimlikeothers.

C.Lackofpropertraining.D.Aterribleexperienceinapool.

12.A.HewantedtotrainanOlympicchampion.

B.HehopedkidslikeZulficcouldlearnswimming.

C.Hewantedtoimprovephysicaleducationfbrkids.

D.Theexistingswimmingequipmentwasn'tstandard.

13.A.Hewillsooncompeteinaworldgame.

B.Hecouldswimtwiceasfastasaverageswimmers.

C.HecouldswimthelengthofOlympic-sizedpoolswithhelp.

D.Hewonalocalswimmingcompetitionfordisabledpeople.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Acellphone.B.Aleatherwallet.C.Aminicamera.D.Analarmclock.

15.A.ItwilltracktheownerwithGPSsystem.

B.Itwillcontactbankstostopwithdrawing.

C.Analarmwillbesenttothepolicestation.

D.Apictureoftheopenerwillbetaken.

16.A.Itisamultifunctionalwallet.

B.It'sold-fashionedinthisage.

C.Itisuniqueinsizeandfunction.

D.Itcansendtextmessagesautomatically.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.30%,B.24%.C.96%,D.50%.

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18.A.Henearlybecameblind.B.Hisvisionbecameevenworse.

C.Hecouldn'tseeverywellatnight.D.Hiseyesweredryforseveralmonths.

19.A.Nervous.B.Regretful.C.Painful.D.Relaxed.

20.A.Lasersurgeryissafedespiteitssideeffects.

B.Twoweeks'homerestisrequiredafterthesurgery.

C.Thecostofthesurgeryistoohighforordinarypeople.

D.Peoplewithpoorvisionareallgoodcandidatesfbrthesurgery.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthetwopassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassage

coherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwith

theproperformofthegivenword;fbrtheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseach

blank.

Aroadtrip

Outofallpossibleroadtrips,thebestoneisbycar.Youfinishpacking,puteverything

insidethecar,sitinsideit,buckleup,lookatyourfriend](sit)nexttoyou,smile

and...go!Andthenbeginsthemostwonderfulpartoftheroadtrip.Itisnottheplaceyouare

headingtobutwhatyouseefromtheopenedwindowofthecar2matters.Thebest

partiswhenyouleaveyourhomebeforethedawn.Personally,3Ilookinthe

directionoftheeast,Iamalwaysamazedbyhowthesuninfbnnstheworldaboutitsarrival.

Ilovetomeetthesunwhiledrivingaroadtripinacar.4(bring)aliveinthe

newsunlight,everythinglookspromising.Italwaysseemsasifitwasthefirsttimeinyour

lifethatyouhadseenagreenleaflet,thetrees,5grewrightnexttoyourcarwindow,

andalightsmilingoverthenature.

Springandautumnaretwoseasonsoftheyearthatareperfectfbraroadtrip.Inmy

opinion,springisthemostinspiringtimeoftheyear,6whenyouopenthecar

windows,youcanactuallyfeelthattheworldiscleanandreadyforanewlife.Thegreen

grassissofreshthatyoucan'twait7(take)adeepbreath.Theairisfilledwitha

fragrantsmelloftheplants.

Aroadtripinautumnisbeautiful,too.Thegoldenbrushtouches8aroundthe

gardens,thefields,thegroves,thewoods.Indeepautumn,thewholeearth9(cover)

bycolorfulplantsasifyouweredrivingthroughafinecarpet.Theairissharp,coolandfresh.

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Yousimplyputonawarmersweaterbutneverputthewindowup!

Aroadtripformeisthemomentofcommunicationwithnature.Itisadialogue10

thenatureandme.Thebeautythatyouobserveduringacarroadtrippurifiesyou,refreshing

yoursoulandyourmind!

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbe

usedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.accessB.basicallyC.eliminateD.fitE.generateF.majority

G.merelyH.perfbnnI.powerJ.promiseK.preference

Noise-cancelingheadphonesworththeprice?Alittlebitofsilence.Sometimesthafs

allwewant.Whetheritishalfwaythrougha10-hourflightwithacryingbabyortryingto

sleepthroughthesnoringfromthehotelroomnextdoor,the11ofnoise-canceling

headphonesisonethateverytravelerprobablyfindscharming.Yetaretheyworthit?These

headphonesareoftenexpensive,andfbrsomepeople,theydon?tliveuptotheads.

I'vespenta12ofthelastfiveyearstraveling,takingdozensofflightsand

trainjourneys,andassomeonewhohasreviewednoise-cancelingheadphonesfbrevenlonger,

Icandefinitelysaymaybe.

HOWTHEYWORK?Noise-cancelingheadphones,alsocalledactivenoisecanceling

headphones,useelectronicprocessingtoanalyzenearbysoundandattemptto13

theoppositesound.Theresultislessnoise,overall.

Theseheadphonesdon'tcreatesilence,noraretheyableto14noise.The

crestsand。b〃g/zs（波峰和波谷）donotperfectlycancelout.Theabsolutebest

noise-cancelingheadphones15reducenoiseandworkbestwithlow-frequency

droningsounds.

Twoheadphonesetscouldclaimtoreducethesameamountofnoisebut16

completelydifferently.Onlyhands-ontesting,ideallywithobjectivemeasurements,cantell

thedifference.

Noise-cancelingheadphonesrequireabatteryto17theirelectronics.

Noise-isolatingheadphones,whichdonotrequireelectronicsandthereforecanbefarcheaper,

workbycreatingasealinyourearcanaltoblocknoise.Theyare18likeearplugs,

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butwithearbuds.Ifyoucangetagoodseal,theseworkreasonablywell.

Gettingagoodsealcanbeachallenge,however,sinceeveryone'searsaredifferent,and

notallheadphoneswill19correctly.Andevenifyoudogetagoodseal,

noise-isolatingheadphoneswillnotbeabletoblocklow-frequencysoundsaswellasthebest

noise-cancelingheadphones.Theywillreduceawiderangeoffrequencies,whichcanhelp.

WHOREALLYNEEDSTHEM?Ifyouareafrequenttraveler,goodnoise-canceling

headphoneswillmakeanyjourneyinaplane,trainorautomobilefarmorepleasant.

In-earmodelsareeasier-thoughstillslightlyuncomfortable—tosleepwithandaremy

20.Over-earmodelsreducealittlemorenoise,astheyareabletopassivelyblocksome

soundbecauseoftheirdesign.Buttheyarealwaysbulkyonyourheadorinyourbag.AfterI

stoppedreviewingtheseheadphonesforWirecutter,IboughtapairofBoseQuiteComfort20s,

alongtimeWirecutterpick,andIneverflywithoutthem.

IILReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrase

thatbestfitsthecontext.

ChatGPT,anartificialintelligence-drivenc/?a仍。，(聊天機(jī)器人)programmethat

respondstouserprompts,hasdominatedsocialnetworksinrecentweeks.Its21is

suchthatwithindaysofitslaunch,OpenAI,theartificialintelligencecompanybehindthe

chatbot,announcedthat1millionpeoplehadloggedon.Incomparison,Facebookand

Spotifytookmonthstoattractthatlevelof22.Theattractionisobvious:ChatGPT

cangeneratejokes,essaysandcomputercodefromashortwritingprompt.

There'snothing23insoftwarethatproducesfluentandlogicalwriting.

ChatGPT'spredecessor,theGenerativePretrainedTransformer3(GPT-3),coulddothattoo.

Bothweretrainedonanunimaginablylargeamountofdatatoanswerquestionsina24

way.ButChatGPThasbeenfine-tunedbybeingfedthedataonhuman“conversations”,

whichsignificantly25thetruthfulnessandinformativenessofitsanswers.

26,ChatGPTstillproducesanswersthatseemreasonablebutareincorrector

nonsensical.Eventhebotitselfsays,“Myresponsesarenotintendedtobetakenas

27ThismightbeabigproblemontheInternet,asmanywebplatforms28

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thecapabilitytoprotectthemselvesagainstafloodofAI-generatedcontent.Suchwebsitesas

StackOverflow,whereuserscanfindanswerstoprogramming-relatedquestions,hadtoban

ChatGPT-producedposts,asitshumanmode/a/o-s（管理員）couldnotdealwiththe29

ofbelievablebutwrongreplies.Itis30togiveouttoolsthatcouldbeusedto

massproducefakenewsandmessages.

LettinglooseChatGPTraisesthequestionofwhethercontentproducedbyitcanbetruly

trusted.Ahumanauthoris31theirworkinawayAIisnot.Artificial

intelligenceisnotartificial32:ChatGPTdoesnotknowwhatitisdoing;itis

unabletosayhoworwhyitproducedaresponse;ithasnograspofhumanexperience,and

cannottellifitis33.WhileOpenAIhassafeguardstorefuseinappropriate

requests,suchastotellusershowtocommitcrimes,thesecanbebypassed.Al'spotentialfor

harmshouldnotbe34.Inthewronghands,itcouldbeaweaponofmass

destruction.

Nooneknowswhatwillhappentosuchtechnologiesifthesoftwareengineersofthe

futurewillthemselvesbesoftwareprograms."Humansupervisionand35are

required,OpenAfsresearchershavewarned.

21.A.attemptB.appealC.purposeD.solution

22.A.engagementB.pointC.competitionD.ambition

23.A.hannfulB.positiveC.novelD.obvious

24.A.creativeB.generalC.simpleD.believable

25.A.convertedB.impressedC.increasedD.limited

26.A.InbriefB.AsaresultC.EvensoD.Loosely

speaking

27.A.factB.routineC.discriminationD.details

28.A.expelB.lackC.expectD.improve

29.A.qualityB.potentialC.volumeD.fear

30.A.experimentalB.riskyC.unnecessaryD.reliable

31.A.scaredofB.opentoC.pleasedwithD.responsiblefor

32.A.consciousnessB.innovationC.emotionD.curiosity

33.A.fittinginB.hangingonC.makingsenseD.taking

advantage

34.A.rejectedB.blamedC.underestimatedD.contributed

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35.A.civilizationB.cautionC.lossD.pressure

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingthatgaveyouagenuinesenseof

achievement?

Formeitwaslastweek,whenIhungapictureonthewall.Iknow,itsoundsalittle

crazy.ButitwasaneasyprojectthatTdputofffortoolong.

Asaccomplishmentsgo,thiswasn'tuptherewithachievingworldpeace,curingthe

incurableorrunningamarathon.Yetthatfeelingofgenuineaccomplishmentissomething

thatIfearwe'rebeginningtolosetoday.Nowmorethanever,weliveinaworldofinstant

gratitude,aidedbyever-presentdigitaldevicesthatonlyfeedthedesire.Newsheadlines,

sportsscoresandthelatestgossipareallafinger-swipeawayonoursmartphones.Inthis

digitalparalleluniverse,oursenseofachievementhasbecomedefinedbythenumberof

positivereactionswegetfrompostingacoolpictureormakingabriefcomment.

Justtobeclear,Idon'thaveaproblemwithdigitaldevices,appsorsocialmedia;Iuse

themeveryday.Togetherthey'vehelpedusconnectwithothers,solveproblemsandget

thingsdoneinwaysalmostnoonecouldhaveeverimagined.Buttheproblemis:theyaren't

verypersonallyfulfilling.

Sohowdowearriveatthatgenuinesenseofachievement,whetherit'satworkorour

personallife?DanielPink,anotedauthoronwork,managementandbehavioralscience,has

aninterestingtheory.Whenitcomestoanythingbutthemostbasictasks,wearen'tvery

motivatedbythe44traditionaF,motivatorsoffear,moneyorrewards.Instead,thefactors

includeautonomy,mastery,andpurpose.Autonomyrepresentsourdesiretobeself-directed

-todowhatwewanttodo,whenandhowwewanttodoit;masteryreferstoanessential

urgetobetterourskillsandderivesatisfactionfromdoingso;andpurposeisourdesiretodo

somethingthatisimportantandhastruemeaning,eithertoourselvesortoothers.

Bytappingintotheseinternalmotivators,evenunconsciously,wecanaccomplishgreat

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things,likeexploringnewhobbiesordreams;becomingpassionateaboutourwork;and

derivingsatisfactionfromwhatwedoandwantingtodomore.

Wedon'tneedtoachieveworldpeaceorrunamarathontofeelasenseofpersonal

achievement.Anythingwilldo-evenhangingafewpicturesonthewall.Butitneedstostart

byputtingourdevicesaside,atleastforalittlewhile.

36.Accordingtothepassage,thereasonwhywearebeginningtolosethesenseof

accomplishmentisthat.

A.ifseasyforthemassestomakeaquickandpositivecomment

B.mostpeoplefeartheycanhardlymakeanyaccomplishment

C.peopletendtoexpresstheirinstantandartificialgratitudethroughtheInternet

D.thedigitalagehasinfluencedourdefinitionofthesenseofachievement

37.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Theauthorisusedtoputtingoffaprojectfbrtoolong.

B.Thoughnotpersonallysatisfactory,digitaldevicesaresomewhathelpful.

C.Theauthorobjectedtoaddressingissueswithdigitaldevices,appsorsocialmedia.

D.Achievingworldpeaceorcuringtheincurablegoesbeyondwhatwecallachievement.

38.The“internalmotivators“inparagraph6referto.

A.fear,moneyandrewardsB.hobbies,dreamsandpassion

C.autonomy,masteryandpurposeD.work,managementandbehavioral

science

39.What'stheauthor'sopiniononthesenseofpersonalachievement?

A.Withdigitaldevices,itiseasytoobtainthesenseofpersonalachievement

B.Withoutsocialmedia,itisimpossibletoobtainthesenseofpersonalachievement.

C.WithInternet,personalachievementcanonlybeobtainedthroughgreatsuccess.

D.Withoutdigitaldevices,thesenseofpersonalachievementcanbeobtainedindailytasks.

(B)

Don'twasteyourmoney4thingsnottobuy

Avoidingunforcedspendingerrorswillletyousavefbrthestuffyoureallywant.

It'seasytogetintoaspendingrut,buyingthesamestuffyou'vealwaysboughtoutof

habitorjustbecauseyourmomalwayshadthatkindofsoupinhercupboard.Butsometimes

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thesameoldcancostyou.Inmanycases,makingasimplechangecansaveyoumoney,time,

andevenheadaches.Wecheckedwithexpertsinmorethanadozenfieldstofindoutwhat

youshouldstopwastingyourmoneyon-andwhattospenditoninstead.

SUPERMARKETFLOWERSThey

mightlookpretty,butresistthetemptationto

buybouquetskeptinbucketsofwaternear

REPLACEMENTTIRESIN

theproduce.Somefruitsandvegetablesgive

PAIRSTiresdon'tusuallygoflatinpairs,but

offethylenegas,whichcanshortenflowers'

thesalespersonatthetirestorewilltellyou

lives,saysAmyStewart,authorofFlower

thatyouneedtobuythemtwoatatime.

Confidential:TheGood,theBad,andthe

Unlessthetireontheoppositesideoftheone

Beautiful."Insteadoflastingacoupleof

beingreplacedhaslessthan75percentofits

weeks,unrefrigeratedflowersnearthe

tread,youdon'tnecessarilyhavetochangeit

producesectionareonlylikelytolastafew

atthesametime.

days,“shesays.Ifyouwantflowersthatwill

stayfreshlonger,buybloomsthathavebeen

keptinarefrigerator.

EXTRA-FAST

INTERNETCompaniessuchasXfinityand

GoogleofferhomeInternetspeedsofuptoFULL-PRICEFURNITUREThe

2,000Mbps(or2Gbps),butunlessyouareabiggestsalesatfurniturestorestypicallytake

hard-coreonlinegamer,thatblazing-fastplaceoncertainholidaysandalsoattheend

serviceisprobablyawasteofmoney.Theoftheyear.Asmartstrategyistoshopbefore

FederalCommunicationsCommissionthoseholidaystocheckpricesandthenwait

recommendsInternetspeedsof12to25tobuyattheholidaysales,whenmuchofthe

Mbpsformostfamilies,eventhosewhoinventorycouldbeatleast10to20percent

streamgamesorvideos.Youwon'tseeabigcheaper.Andifyouwanttosaveevenmore,

differenceinyoureverydaybrowsingspeed,askaboutbuyingfloorsamples.Typicallythe

butyouwillseeadifferenceinyourbankfloorsamplesarediscounted30percentto50

account.Forexample,Xfinitychargesaspercentduringholidaysales.

littleas$40permonthfordownloadspeeds

of100Mbps,S80for1,000Mbps,anda

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whopping$300for2,000Mbps.

40.Whatkindofflowersaretheleastrecommended?

A.Refrigeratedflowerswhichareplacednearfruitsandvegetables.

B.Refrigeratedflowerswhichareplacednearthedairysection.

C.Unrefrigeratedflowerswhichareplacednearfruitsandvegetables.

D.Unrefrigeratedflowerswhichareplacednearthedairysection.

41.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

A.Flowersneartheproducesectionoftenlookprettythanthoseinothersections.

B.75percentofthetiresatthetireshopneedchangingbecausetheywillgoflat.

C.Unlessyouareapassionateonlinegamer,youdon'tneedtopursuefastinternetspeed.

D.Furniturestoresusuallyofferanatleast10percentdiscountbeforeholidays.

42.canbenefitmostfromthisarticle.

A.Flowershopownerswhowanttoattractmorecustomers

B.Housewiveswhoareaskingforrecommendationsongifts

C.Internetuserswhoareseekingforamoreeconomicalservice

D.Newlywedswhoneedtosavemoneyfortheirfuture

(C)

Carsandtaxispassedtheeighty-fburpinkgranitecolumnsthatstoodlikeguardsatthe

frontofthestation.Pedestriansapproachedalonganelegantarchedpassageway.Thewaiting

roomwasfifteenstorieshighandablockandahalflong.Inmanyways,Pennsylvania

Station,alsoknownasPennStation,wastheheartofNewYorkCity.

Builtin1910,thestationwasanenergeticplace.Filledwithbustlingcrowds,Penn

Stationwelcomedtravelerswithitsbrightandheartyatmosphere.Gettingonoroffatrain

herewasanexcitingthingtodo.

Bythe1950s,however,fewerpeopleweretravellingbytrain.Theyhadfoundalternate

waystotravel.Airlinescarriedmoreandmorepassengers.Newsuperhighwaysmadedriving

longdistanceseasier.

Bytheendofthedecade,theownersofPennStationmadeafatefuldecision.They

woulddemolishthefamouslandmark.Initsplace,theywouldbuildanofficebuildinganda

sportsarena.Theplanseemedtomakefinancialsense,butlittlethoughtwasgiventotrain

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passengers.Peoplewouldnowhavetoboardtrainsundergroundfromsmallwaitingareas

nearthetraintunnels.

DemolishPennStation?WhenNewYorkersheardtheplan,theycouldn'tbelievetheir

ears.Oneofthecity'sfinestpublicplaceshadbeengivenadeathsentence,andNewYorkers

didn'tliketheverdict!

Citizensjoinedtogethertosavethelandmark.Formonths,theywouldstrivetorescueit

fromthewreckingball.Theypointedoutthatthestationwasanarchitecturaltreasure.Ithad

playedakeyroleinthelifeandhistoryofthecity.What'smore,thenewundergroundstation

wouldbecrampedanduncomfortable.Apersondidn'thavetobeveryobservanttoseethat.

Unfortunately,noonecouldstopthetragedy.Cityofficialsenforcedthewishesofthe

owners,andin1963,thewreckingballswenttowork.Onlookersgazedinhorrorasan

architecturalmasterpiececrashedtothegroundindust.

Intheend,NewYorkersresignedthemselvestothelossofPennStation.Theyhad,

however,learnedalesson:Landmarkbuildingshadtobesaved.Aspeciallandmarks

commissionwasfbnned.Itsprimarypurposewastoidentifyandprotectthecity'sfinest

architecture.Itsmembersrecognizedthatasacitychangesandmatures,someolderbuildings

dohavetobedemolishedtomakeroomfbrnewones.Landmarks,however,mustbe

preserved.

Ironically,bythe1990s,traintravelhadpickedupatPennStation,especiallyamong

commutersfromsurroundingtowns.Theundergroundstationhaddifficultyhandlingthe

ragingriveroftraffic.Aspredicted,fewlikedthecrampedreplacement.

SomeNewYorkershopetoconvertagrandoldpostofficeintoanewtrainstation.The

postofficeisintherightplace,andinsomeways,itresemblestheoldPennsylvaniaStation.

Theplanmaywork,butthemajorrepairwillbeaverydifficultandcostlyfeat.Sothe

tragedyteachesanotherlesson:Sometimes,it'sbettertopreservewhatwehavethantotryto

replaceit.

43.WhichofthefollowingaccountsforthedisappearanceofthePennStation?

A.Economicconsideration.B.Renewedenthusiasmfbrsports.

C.Theoutdateddesignofthestation.D.Betterundergroundfacilities.

44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheNewYorkerscheeredatthesightofthecrashofthestation.

B.Themembersrealizedthatalltheoldbuildingsshouldbepreserved.

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C.Itwastoolateforthecitytomendthemistake.

D.Thereplacementofthestationwasneveraproblem.

45.Theunderlinedword“feat"inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.

A.sceneryB.banquetC.probabilityD.achievement

46.Whatcanbebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowwasthePennsylvaniaStationbuilt?

B.WhathappenedtothePennsylvaniaStation?

C.WhereshouldthePennsylvaniaStationbebuilt?

D.WhyshouldthePennsylvaniaStationberecovered?

SectionC

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgiven

below.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomore

sentencesthanyouneed.

IsAustraliaanisland?

AustraliaisthesmallestcontinentandoneofthelargestcountriesonEarth,lying

betweenthePacificandIndianoceansintheSouthernHemisphere.Atabout3millionsquare

miles(7.7millionsquarekm),it'scloserinsizetoGreenlandthanitistoSouthAmerica.

DoesthatmakeAustraliaanislandlikeGreenland?

AlthoughAustraliaissometimescalledan“islandcontinent,mostgeographersconsider

islandsandcontinentstobeseparatethings.47Bythatdefinition,Australiacan't

beanislandbecauseit'salreadyacontinent.

Butinthatcase,what'sthedifferencebetweenAustraliaandGreenland?Whyisn't

Greenland(at836,000squaremiles[2,165,230squarekm])consideredacontinentinsteadof

justtheworld'slargestisland?Unfortunately,thereisn'tastrictscientificdefinitionofa

continent.48

First,thereisageologicaldistinction.WhileAustraliaandmostofAsiaaresituatedon

separatetectonicplates,GreenlandsharesatectonicplatewithNorthAmerica.Thereisalsoa

biologicaldifference.WhilealargepercentageofAustralia'splantandanimalspeciescanbe

foundnowhereelseintheworld,fewerofGreenland'sspeciesareunique.49

AboriginalpeoplearelimitedtoAustralia,whilenativeGreenlandersbelongtoagroupof

peoples(theInuit)foundt