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上海交通大学附属中学2022-2023学年度第一学期
高二英语期中试卷
(满分150分，120分钟完成。答案请写在答题纸上。)
第Ｉ卷
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension (25%)
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Drive the man home. B. Share a taxi with the man.
C. Get the man his car. D. Tell the man the way home.
2. A. At a railway station. B. At a ticket office.
C. In a park. D. In an apartment.
3. A. The woman will have no difficulty in her next class.
B. He used to have trouble doing the assignment.
C. The woman needs help with her assignment.
D. He could find a tutor for the woman.
4. A. Find some cheaper ice cream. B. Get ice cream at a different store.
C. Buy the ice cream he usually buys. D. Choose the ice cream that tastes good.
5. A. He didn’t enjoy the game because the team lost.
B. He was impressed by the efforts the team made.
C. The woman is wrong about who won the game.
D. The players could have won if they’d tried harder.
6. A. The increase in fees has not been announced.
B. The man has decided to move out of the dorm.
C. The dorms will be cheaper than off-campus housing.
D. The woman is pleased she won’t have to pay the higher fees.
7. A. He didn’t know that David was having a problem.
B. The woman doesn’t know much about accounting.
C. David hasn’t started working on his project yet.
D. David is going to ask the woman for help.
8. A. Borrow money from his family.
B. Get advice on how to organize the trip.
C. Invite his family to go to Alaska with him.
D. Make a flight reservation as soon as possible.
9. A. He’d like to go for a walk another time.
B. He doesn’t want to walk in the rain.
C. He only has time for a short walk.
D. He’s going to check out a book.
10. A. She hadn’t heard about the New Year celebration.
B. She didn’t attend the French Club meeting.
C. She doesn’t speak French very well.
D. She may be too busy to help.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. A story-teller. B. A salesperson. C. A teacher. D. A writer.
12. A. The similarities between two fairy tales. B. The comparison between two characters.
C. The wish that kids usually have. D. The key part of every fairy tale.
13. A. Both Cinderella and Harry Potter are loved by their parents.
B. Both Cinderella and Harry Potter long for a different life.
C. Neither Cinderella nor Harry Potter sees a miracle happen.
D. Neither Cinderella nor Harry Potter finds what they wish for.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Successful business practices. B. Public health concerns.
C. Unusual inventions. D. Famous inventors.
15. A. They drank from personal tin cups they carried.
B. They drank from public water fountains.
C. They passed around a cup of water.
D. They bought a paper cup of water.
16. A. To explain how traveling led to new inventions.
B. To demonstrate the importance of public health laws.
C. To point out that without luck businesses will not succeed.
D. To illustrate the importance of having the right product at the right time.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. A restaurant. B. A program. C. A dish. D. A recipe.
18. A. She lost the contest due to the unusual dish she cooked.
B. She performed well throughout the competition.
C. She experienced ups and downs emotionally.
D. She did best at the most important moment.
19. A. It followed the same pattern. B. Its judges were not fair.
C. The winner didn’t deserve it. D. She was disappointed with it.
20. A. Former judges remain. B. The source of recipes should be limited.
C. All participants cook in one style. D. The winners should be announced each week.
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A (1.5′*30＝45%)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
1. It is a classic debate ________ the ends justify the means, or reasonable means can certainly differ.
A. either B. of whether C. that D. of what
2. —It’s 7:30 and he hasn’t taken the nucleic acid test yet!
—Well, he ________.
A. ought to B. oughtn’t to have C. ought to have D. ought to have to
3. Whom would you rather ________ an online lecture to the students of our school this weekend?
A. had given B. have to give C. have give D. have given
4. Sometimes you can’t help ________ with prejudice; so you ________accept it gracefully.
A. but be treated; may well B. being treated; may as well
C. be treated; may well D. to be treated; may just as well
5. Only when you have contracted the virus ________ the correctness of advice that, unless you are strong enough to get over it of yourself, you ________ be vaccinated.
A. you will recognize; need to B. will you recognize; are to
C. you will recognize; must D. will you recognize; should
6. The islanders hadn’t got well prepared ________ they were required to relocate to a nearby island. In fact, it is only two or three years ________ some islanders moved here.
A. since; after B. before; since C. until; that D. after; before
7. The pilot suddenly could not control the plane and ________.
A. down from the sky fell it B. down from the sky it fell
C. down from the sky did it fall D. fell it down from the sky
8. All the schools should take into consideration the important factors such as environmental quality or education outcomes—all things that contribute to ________.
A. improve the students’ sense of well-being
B. the students’ sense of well-being to be improved
C. having improve the students’ sense of well-being
D. the improvement of the students’ sense of well-being
9. The benefits of globalization, ________ effect special parts of the traditions and cultures of some underdeveloped regions are suffering, seem to flow disproportionately to the developed countries.
A. of which B. whose C. of whom D. from whose
10. Much to the teacher’s surprise, John is often mistaken ________ others are correct, smart though he is.
A. in which B. that C. where D. what
11. Some students ________ in the midterm exam for the results didn’t reflect their real abilities, while others ________ better but they didn’t review the lessons well.
A. should cheat; would have performed B. should have cheated; would perform
C. might cheat; would perform D. might have cheated; would have performed
12. —Sam has really made great progress in his study!
—________. Which of the following is wrong?
A. So he does B. So have you C. So has Jane D. So he has
13. Brown as well as the other basketball players who ________ well trained by Coach Young ________ the championship in this season.
A. are; has won B. are; have won C. is; has won D. is; have won
14 It is on the occasions ________ we don’t realize those talking to us are stealth marketers ________ they are paid to advertise some products to us.
A. that; which B. which; when C. where; that D. when; that
15. Upon receipt of an inquiry or complaint, our company will contact the user and take appropriate measures to ________ the user’s concern.
A. access B. arouse C. acquire D. address
16. If an international firm has been planning an expansion in the U.S., it only makes sense to make a(n) ________ when the dollar is relatively low.
A. action B. move C. deed D. effect
17. Problems of interpersonal relationship among students are inevitable, and it is sometimes hard to ________ them fairly.
A. respond B. resolve C. relax D. release
18. Our collective ability to be resilient and successful is held back, because we ________ a period of recovery.
A. lack of B. are in lack of C. lack D. are lacking of
19. She spoke on the importance of inter-communication between entrepreneurs, citing Google billionaire Eric Schmidt as a(n) ________.
A. scholar B. sponsor C. academic D. influencer
20. There was once a time when the Europeans immigrants used force to drive the ________ from the more fertile land.
A. victims B. habitats C. ancestors D. natives
21. Given his relatively small build, the job really ________ him as a porter.
A. overflowed B. threatened C. stretched D. committed
22. Despite unemployment and the loss of her home, Andrea is still a happy woman ________ with good health.
A. sheltered B. blessed C. conserved D. identified
23. The iron I have newly bought on the cross-border online shopping site is ________ for a year against faulty workmanship.
A. contracted B. launched C. purchased D. guaranteed
24. He is a mountain climber, an inspirational speaker and a(n) ________ for the disabled.
A. nominee B. advocate C. transformer D. fellow
25. Each of the ________ contestant teams must define their membership, roles, responsibilities and so forth.
A. identical B. respective C. abstract D. annual
26. We must reduce the danger of war by controlling nuclear, chemical, and ________ arms.
A. conventional B. precise C. ethical D. sustainable
27. Hearing ________ opinions can be painful—but not as painful as launching a policy that is not right for the followers or has no follower at all.
A. objected B. contrast C. opposing D. frustrating
28. Business students, hoping to increase their attractiveness to ________ employers, should be highly sensitive to business norms and practices.
A. perspective B. prospective C. progressive D. possessive
29. A kipper is a whole herring fish that has been split from tail to head, ________ with salt, and smoked.
A conserved B. preserved C. recycled D. adjusted
30. In my hometown, Shaanxi—the starting point of the Silk Road, there are innumerable ancient and ________ treasure.
A. antique B. commercial C. trendy D. luxurious
Section B (10%)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. additional B. altered C. bargain D. desirability E. generally F. distracted
G. frame H. keen I. persuasion J. logically K. influence
The trick that makes you overspend
Employing the “decoy effect” could bend others to your will, improve your finances, and more.
When you buy a cup of coffee, you might have noticed that of the three size options — small, medium and large — the medium-sized serving often costs almost as much as the large. Given the apparent ____31____, have you ever opted for the biggest and most expensive option?
If so, you have been nudged (推动) by a cognitive bias known as the “decoy effect”, in which the deliberate presentation of a(n) ____32____, slightly less attractive option, persuades you to buy a more expensive alternative. In this case, the relatively expensive medium-sized coffee pushes you to pay out more money than you would have rationally chosen. “If you ____33____ options in a certain way, you can nudge people in the direction of higher-priced products,” says Linda Chang, a psychologist at Harvard University.
By learning about the decoy effect, you may become less susceptible (易受影响的) to this unconscious ____34____. You may even discover ways to put it to your own use as a tool for ____35____.
The best way to understand these experiments is to consider an example.
Imagine you are choosing flights from the following options.
Flight A costs $400 with a stopover of 60 minutes.
Flight B costs $330 with a stopover of 150 minutes.
Flight C costs $435 with a stopover of 60 minutes.
In this case the researchers found that most people would choose Flight A, since it is cheaper than Flight C, but with a shorter waiting time-even though it is considerably more expensive than B.
Now look at a different set of flights:
Flight A costs $400 with a stopover of 60 minutes
Flight B costs $330 with a stopover of 150 minutes.
Flight C costs $330 with a stopover of 195 minutes
In this scenario, most people’s preference is now Flight B.
____36____ speaking, that makes no sense: B should be no more attractive now than it was in the first example because the waiting time and price are still exactly the same. But the change in Flight C-to have an even longer stopover — has ____37____ the way the participants perceived the other possibilities, so that now they preferred to suffer a longer waiting time for a cheaper price.
In each case, Fight C, “the decoy”, was designed to appear similar to, but slightly less attractive than one of the other options (the “target”). And that comparison boosts the target’s perceived ____38____.
Crucially, as the first scenario shows, this placement of a dud option can even mean that the consumer is willing to pay more money, making the decoy effect of very ____39____ interest to marketers. Just make sure you don’t fall victim to this yourself. Whether you are buying headphones or deciding on a retirement plan, deliberately ask whether you are really choosing the option you need or want, with the attributes you were originally seeking, or whether you were _____40_____ by a deliberately unappealing alternative. Like an expert sniper (狙击手) trained to avoid false targets, you may find that your judgement suddenly becomes a lot more incisive (敏锐的).
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A (15%)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
More than any other aspect of the climate crisis, it is the over-production of carbon dioxide that has been valued. But nitrogen, and its ____41____ use in commercial fertilizer, also leads to air pollution and climate change. Evidence suggests their use also contributes to air pollution, increases the rates of cancer and ____42____ biodiversity, as well as releasing gas (laughing gas).
But nitrogen helps ____43____ around half the world’s population and remains essential for the foreseeable future. With prices of fertilizer rising, many developing countries don’t ____44____ it, with resulting threats to food security. The global nitrogen ____45____ involves both reducing fertilizer use, and getting it to where it’s needed most.
A team of scientists has come up with a five-step plan to solve this ____46____ problem. Benjamin Houlton, the leader, explains that only by undertaking a ____47____ approach and combining solutions can the problem be solved on both levels.
The five steps identified involve ____48____ agricultural practices, getting fertilizer to the places it’s needed, reducing nitrogen pollution and finally, both reducing food waste and promoting a change in diet. The ____49____ two are essential because approximately one-quarter of all global food produced is wasted along the _____50_____ chain, which means that a large portion of the nitrogen fertilizer _____51_____ to crops is ultimately wasted.
Benjamin admits that adding nitrogen to the list of existing climate woes might cause a sense of exhaustion. _____52_____ he has an encouraging message. “The truth is, nitrogen is a blessing and a _____53_____,” he says, “But if you can reduce the spill-overs of nitrogen, you can quickly get systems to return to the _____54_____ state. That makes it very different from CO2. We lock in 30 to 50 years of climate impacts every time we send out a molecule of CO2 into the air. But with nitrogen you can get _____55_____ returns on investment.”
41. A. positive B. favorable C. collective D. abundant
42. A. promotes B. descends C. reduces D. expands
43. A. shelter B. feed C. rescue D. adjust
44. A. take account of B. take charge of C. look up to D. have access to
45. A. advantage B. concept C. challenge D. composition
46. A. two-sided B. self-contradictory C. not-so-distant D. energy-consuming
47. A. respectable B. comprehensive C. substantial D. crucial
48. A. transforming B. exercising C. depriving D. concealing
49. A. former B. latter C. prior D. rare
50. A. supply B. demand C. wrapping D. advertising
51. A. applied B. adapted C. addressed D. appealed
52. A. Therefore B. Furthermore C. Nevertheless D. Likewise
53. A. toast B. curse C. fault D. trick
54. A. original B. preferable C. traditional D. disposable
55. A. plentiful B. visual C. mutual D. immediate
Section B (22%)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.
(A)

China’s e-commerce enterprise Alibaba Group Holding Ltd aims to expand its reach across borders by upgrading its upcoming Nov 11, 2014 shopping festival into a global online shopping carnival.
“Globalization” is one of Alibaba’s main strategies for this year’s double 11 online shopping festival, which falls on Nov 11 every year. The online shopping festival last year was China’s largest and ended with two of Alibaba’s marketplaces Taobao and Tmall ringing up 35 billion yuan ($5.75 billion) in sales over the 24-hour period.
Wang Yulei, president of Alibaba’s business-to-customer site Tmall, said that this year’s Nov 11 shopping festival is going to be the group’s first shopping event that covers shoppers on a global scale. He said that Alibaba has for the first time set up servers overseas, which is expected to enable a rapid and smooth cross-border shopping experience on the day with a large number of people visiting the Tmall site. What is more, the e-commerce group has also set up warehouses overseas and strengthened cooperation with overseas logistics (物流) firms and customs authorities.“More than 200 overseas merchants from more than 20 countries have confirmed participation in this year’s ‘double 11’ event,” Wang said.
It is too early to tell whether the sales volume of Alibaba on Nov 11 will go up this year due to its global strategy. Wang from Tmall refused to reveal the sales target, only saying that sales at this year’s event will no doubt exceed last year’s. Insiders and analysts have different opinions on sales projections for the 24-hour online event ranging between 40 billion yuan to 100 billion yuan. Neil Flynn, head analyst at Shanghai-based Chineseinvestors.com, a leading financial analysis firm of US-listed Chinese companies, said Alibaba’s sales last year of 35 billion yuan was a 83 percent increase from the level recorded in 2012. “I would be looking for a minimum of 50 billion yuan in sales for this year’s Nov 11 festival,” he said.
Wang Xiaoxing, an analyst with the Beijing-based Internet consultancy Analysys International, said there would be a significant growth in this year’s sales, but the growth rate is likely to be less than last year’s 83 percent. “The projection is in line with the slowing growth tendency of the overall online shopping market in China,” he said.
“As Alibaba’s chairman Jack Ma wants the group to hit the long-run target of 100 billion yuan in sales, they can’t rely on Chinese consumers spending more and more each year on the same products. They need to expand their product range, which will increase the average purchase value in China, and they need to expand their customer base,” said Flynn.
“This (global Nov 11 shopping festival) also provides a great way for Alibaba to establish themselves on a global scale. It remains a China focused firm, but if it offers significant. discounts to consumers abroad, then they can expand their reach across borders,” he said. Wang from Analysys International said that Alibaba may be a familiar name for Western shoppers after the group’s IPO (首次公开募股), but there is still a long way to go for the group to compete in matured Western markets with strong local competitors. Flynn also has doubts as to whether Alibaba can compete with its American counterparts at this moment. “Tmall and Amazon provide very similar services, and Western customers have been using Amazon for years,” he said.
56. In preparation for its expansion to overseas markets, Alibaba did important things except ________.
A. establish overseas warehouses
B. build servers in foreign countries
C. appeal to foreign governments to attract customers.
D. improve cooperative relationship with distribution companies
57. What can you learn from the passage?
A. Alibaba’s sales of 2012 was 83% of that of 2013.
B. Alibaba’s sales target of 2014 was 100 billion yuan.
C. Alibaba’s sales of 2013 was no less than 35 billion yuan.
D. Alibaba’s sales of 2014 would reach no more than 50 billion yuan.
58. Which of the following statement is true?
A. Alibaba is known to every western household.
B. Alibaba will still center on Chinese domestic market.
C. Alibaba has imposed a big threat on western enterprises.
D. Tmall will provide a brand new experience for western shoppers.
59. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?
A. Alibaba set to expand “double 11”.
B. Jack Mar’s dream of transforming Alibaba.
C. Taobao and Tmall, Alibaba’s effective weapon.
D. The battle of “double 11” is just around the corner.
(B)
EARTH WEEK—A diary of the planet

Storms
Several more rounds of fierce storms, tornadoes and floods struck many parts of the American Midwest and Northeast as bad weather continued across the US for a second month.
Monsoon Storms
A south-west monsoon has caused great damage in parts of SriLanka. Government meteorologists said that unexpected monsoonal winds blew directly across the country from the southern part of the earth at about 100km/h, producing several rounds of stormy weather. Nearly 250 houses in the capital Colombo were damaged.
Mt Etna Erupts
Sicily Mount Etna volcano erupted shortly after midnight on July 1, shooting “bombs” of lave (岩浆) on the eastern side of the mountain. The 30-minute eruption could be seen for several miles but did not threaten any nearby villages.
Hurricane
Hurricane Blas lost strength as it moved over cooler waters in the Pacific Ocean to the west of Mexico. Blas formed off southwest Mexico during the last week, but the outer part of the storm swept western Michoacan State, killing four people when their wood and cardboard home fell down.
Monkey Repellent
After years of unsuccessful attempts to keep crop-eating monkeys out of Japanese fields, a Tokyo research team believes that it may have finally found a way to prevent the damage caused by the monkeys. Animal ruin of crops were successfully prevented by shooting chili powder into the air, irritating the eyes and noses of monkeys that passed in front of carefully placed warning. “We’ve tried all kinds of preventive measures, but the monkeys are bright enough to outsmart the tricks,” said Toshiaki Wada, Director of the Tokyo Forestry Experiment Station in western Tokyo.
60. The monsoon in Sri Lanka ________.
A. was of average strength B. destroyed more property than previous monsoons
C. was rare for that time of the year D. affected only the outer areas of the nation
61. Toshiaki Wada, director of the Tokyo Forestry Experiment Station, would describe the monkeys as ________.
A. happy B. clever C. harmless D. lovable
62. The information in the “EARTH WEEK” diary ________.
A. tells people future weather patterns B. gives advice on dealing with monsoons
C. shows that weather can change unexpectedly D. shows the effects that storms have on animals
(C)
Months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily meditation reduced the stress levels of people who care for those stricken by Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Now they know why.
As previously reported, practicing a certain form of chanting yogic meditation for just 12 minutes daily for eight weeks led to a reduction in the biological mechanisms responsible for an increase in the immune system’s inflammation response. Inflammation, if constantly activated, can contribute to a multitude of chronic health problems.
Reporting in the current online edition of the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, Dr. Helen Lavretsky, senior author and a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and colleagues found in their work with 45 family dementia caregivers that 68 of their genes responded differently after Kirtan Kriya Meditation (KKM), resulting in reduced inflammation.
Caregivers are the unsung heroes for their yeoman’s work in taking care of loved ones that have been stricken with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, said Lavretsky, who also directs UCLA’s Late-Life Depression, Stress and Wellness Research Program. But caring for a frail or demented family member can be a significant life stressor. Older adult caregivers report higher levels of stress and depression and lower levels of satisfaction, vigor and life in general. Moreover, caregivers show higher levels of the biological markers of inflammation. Family members in particular are often considered to be at risk of stress-related disease and general health decline.
“We know that chronic stress places caregivers at a higher risk for developing depression,” she said “On average, the incidence and prevalence of clinical depression in family dementia care givers approaches 50 percent. Caregivers are also twice as likely to report high levels of emotional distress.” What s more, many caregivers tend to be older themselves, leading to what Lavretsky calls an “impaired resilience” to stress and an increased rate of cardiovascular disease and mortality.
Research has suggested for some time that psychosocial interventions like meditation reduce the adverse effects of caregiver stress on physical and mental health. However, the pathways by which such psychosocial interventions impact biological processes are poorly understood.
“The goal of the study was to determine if meditation might alter the activity of inflammatory and antiviral proteins that shape immune cell gene expression,” said Lavretsky. “Our analysis showed a reduced activity of those proteins linked directly to increased inflammation.”
“This is encouraging news. Caregivers often don’t have the time, energy, or contacts that could bring them a little relief from the stress of taking care of a loved one with dementia, so practicing a brief form of yogic meditation, which is easy to learn, is a useful tool.”
63. According to researchers at UCLA, whose pressure can be decreased by doing a particular kind of yoga meditation?
A People suffered from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
B. People who care for those suffered from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
C. All family members of those who suffered from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
D. Alzheimer and dementia’s research experts.
64. Lavretsky said that caregivers ________.
A. are heroes who have the highest honor B. are at risk of being infected by their patients
C. are heroes unknown to the public D. should be rewarded with a lot of money
65. Research has shown that psychosocial interferences such as meditation can ________.
A. lower the caregivers’ risk of stress-related diseases
B. reduce the older people’s rate of cardiovascular disease and mortality
C. eliminate caregivers’ physical and mental stress
D. weaken the unfavorable influences of caregiver pressure on physical and mental health
66. According to Lavretsky, the aim of the study is to test ________.
A. whether meditation can change the action of inflammatory and antiviral proteins
B. whether meditation can activate the inflammatory and antiviral proteins
C. whether the activity of those proteins relates to the inflammation
D. whether the antiviral proteins can form immune cell gene expression
Section C (8%)
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Brain Doctor: “Ditch the Diet if You Want to Lose Weight”
From the grapefruit diet to “The Master Cleanse,” fad diets have become quite popular in our Holywood-influenced society. However, crash dieting is synonymous with food deprivation. Deprivation means never feeling satisfied after a meal, and no one can do that long-term.
As Americans, we eat larger portions than most other cultures, and much larger portions than our bodies actually need to feel satisfied. ____67____.
Enter Dr. Alan Hirsch, a renowned neurologist, whose lifelong specialty has been understanding how our senses, and in particular, smell and taste affect the brain’s functioning. Dr. Hirsch noticed that many patients who had lost their sense of smell and taste due to illness or accident experienced rapid weight gain. ____68____ Enhancing the smell of food could lead to weight loss.
Dr. Hirsch studied hundreds of compounds and after years of research developed a set of virtually odorless and tasteless food sprinkles, called “Tastants,” that enhance the experience of eating and trigger the body to feel fuller on smaller portions. Then, in one of the largest clinical studies of a non-prescription weight-loss system, these Tastants were tested for effectiveness as a means of weight loss.
The results were significant. ____69____ Participants achieved these results without adding exercise or changing their diet. Hirsh recently made these Tastants available to the public as the SENSA Weight Loss System.
“The reason SENSA works, when diets don’t, is because it lets you do what no diet can,” says Dr. Hirsch. “It lets you lose weight while still eating the foods you love most without ever feeling hungry or deprived.” ____70____ Too good to be true?
How to try it free?
Apparently the company anticipated a somewhat skeptical response from consumers so they have launched a “try it before you buy it” campaign.
They are so confident you will lose weight with SENSA that new customers get to use the product for 30 days so that they can see results before deciding if they want to pay for it or not.
A. In order to look more pretty, keep a slim body and be more attractive in appearance, many people would like to lose weight by various ways.
B. Hirsh hypothesized that if loss of smell contributed to weight gain, then the opposite could be true.
C. So you eat what you want, you just eat less.
D. Eating at a restaurant costs, on average, $20 USD per meal-LARGE portions of food are served.
E. But what if you could actually train your brain to feel satisfied on smaller portions?
F. Over a 6 month period, 1,436 women and men sprinkled flavorless “Tastant” crystals on everything they ate, and lost an average of 30.5 pounds—nearly 15% of their total body weight.
第Ⅱ卷
Ⅳ. Grammar (10%)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Meet the Islands
Located 86 km north-east of Bougainville in the South Pacific, the Carteret Islands of Papua New Guinea are composed of low-lying islands ____71____ (distribute) in a horseshoe shape, with a total land area of 0.6 square kilometers and a maximum elevation of 1.5 meters above sea level.
The Carteret Islands are believed ____72____ (inhabit) for more than one thousand years. Few places are as calm, peaceful and beautiful as the seaside here on a calm day. People are very ____73____ (welcome), gentle, and calm. There’s no phone network, shops, computers, roads, cars, or motorbikes. Food is cooked on open fires. People here live sustainably. They don’t overfish or pollute, making no contribution to the warming of our planet. However, they are feeling the consequences of the climate change.
Now, as the land ____74____ (swallow) by the rising sea, the islanders are faced with an uncertain future. Storms and high tides wash away homes, destroy vegetable gardens and pollute fresh water supplies. The trees on the island are also being impacted by the saltwater. The beach exists ____75____ fertile soil once did. ____76____ the coral and seagrasses die, so do the breeding areas for fish. Many seawalls have been built ____77____ with little success. The islands have gradually become uninhabitable.
The Carteret islanders are labelled as the world’s first official climate-change refugees, as they are forced to abandon their homelands ____78____ food shortages, rising sea levels, sinking shorelines, and the dangers of storms and tides. In front of ____79____ is the choice whether to stay and watch the islands shrink and slowly disappear or try to rebuild their community somewhere else. Yet, the relocation is not a move embraced by most, and some are unhappy living away from their home, and have returned after struggling to adapt. On the other hand, relocation will be a great challenge to the preservation of the identity and culture of the Carteret islanders.
The Carteret Islanders’ story illustrates how small island states and coastal communities fall victim ____80____ rising sea levels caused by climate change. The Carteret Islanders, with a carbon footprint among the lowest in the world, will be among the first to have to leave their homes because of rising seas caused by emissions from other nations.
Ⅴ. Translation: (5′*3＝15%)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
81. 演讲者几乎刚开始发言不久，评委就打断了他，因为他太绕弯子，减弱了观众对这个话题的热情。(Barely, enthusiasm) (汉译英)
82. 这家公司曾经是人才的聚集地，这样的日子已经一去不复返了，一年前，他们遭到了蓄意的差评，结果对他们的名声造成了沉重的打击。(home, subject) （汉译英）
83. 如果你能请高年级的学生来给我们指导一下如何保持取得进步的信心，以及如何在意外事件中做出恰当的反应，我将不胜感激。(appreciate, react) （汉译英）