2024屆上海市長寧區第二學期高三質量調研試卷

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper;anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

LA.Hisboss.

B.Hisassistant.

C.Hiscustomer.

D.Hisfriend.

2.A.OnTuesday.

B.OnThursday.

C.OnFriday.

D.OnWednesday.

3.A.Ittakeshimtoomuchtime.

B.Thedistanceisquitelong.

C.Healwayshastrafficjams.

D.It'sok,nottoobad.

4.A.HeenjoyedtheTVspecialaboutHuahua.

B.HedidnotlikewatchingtheTVspecial.

C.HemissedwatchingtheTVspecial.

D.He'dliketoseetheTVspecialagain.

5.A.Themanshouldworkharder.

B.Themanshouldrejecttheoffer.

C.Themancanapplyfor(hejobagain.

D.Themanmayhaveanotherchance.

6.A.Thewomanwouldratherstayathome.

B.Thewomanwouldliketotravelalone.

C.ThewomanhasbeentoSoutheastAsia.

D.ThewomanwouldliketovisitThailand.

7.A.Hefeelsconfidentaboutgettingapromotion.

B.Hedoesn'tthinkheisreadyfbrthepromotion.

C.Heisdisappointedaboutnotbeingpromoted.

D.Heiswell-preparedforthepromotion.

8.A.Shedoesn'tlikewatchingtennisgames.

B.Shewillwatchatennisgamenexttime.

C.Shecanceledthistennisgame.

D.Shetotallyforgotthistennisgani2.

9.A.Checkherapartmenttoseeifitneedsredecorating.

B.Giveheradviceonhowtochooseadesigncompany.

C.Tellherhowmuchtheredecorationmightcost.

D.Createaredecorationdesignforherfreeofcharge.

10.A.Thefireworksshowwasreallyimpressive.

B.Themanwasnotinterestedinthefireworksshow.

C.Theshowwascanceledbecauseofalaborstrike.

D.Thewomanwillwatchthefireworksshownextmonth.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesand

theconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Theycauseairpollution.

B.Theyarehardtogetridof.

C.Theyappearindifferentforms.

D.Theydamagetheinstruments.

12.A.NASAengineerscheckstudents,productinperson.

B.HUNCHSchoolteachersguidetheseprojectdesigns.

C.AstronautsteachHUNCHSchoolstudentsinspace.

D.HUNCHSchoolstudentssolvedtheproblemforastronauts.

13.A.Toenhanceteacher-studentrelationships.

B.Toimprovestudents'communicationskills.

C.Toallowstudentstoexperiencez?rogravity.

D.Tolinkspacetechnologywithschooleducation.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

M.A.Thereturnofalostwalletindicatesone'shonesty.

B.Weseemtoknowourownmindsquitewell.

C.Neighborsandfamilymembersmonitoreachother.

D.Manypeoplebuylatteoutoftrueloveofcoffee.

15.A.Peopledenyactingfrominnerpersonalities.

B.Wecanbeinfluencedbyoutsidepressures.

C.OurbehavioristheresultufouiHuedesires.

D.Ourcharactersshapeoursocialrelationships.

16.A.Personalitiesandattitudes.

B.Preferencesandhabits.

C.Behaviorsandpersonalities.

D.Attitudesandpreferences.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Classmates.

B.Cousins.

C.Parentandchild.

DProfessorandstudent.

18.A.Shecancookherfavoritefood.

B.Shewarnsiokeepherroomcicanandtidy.

C.Shecanfinallyhavesomeprivacy.

D.Shedoesn'tgetalongwellwithhersister.

19.A.Hecannotfullyunderstandrecipes.

B.Hehastroubleinsocializingwithothers.

C.He,slikelytogetintofinancialtrouble.

D.Heisnotgoodatdoinghouseholdchores.

20.A.Preparefoodonherown.

B.Workoutaweeklybudget.

C.Gotopartiesandclubslessoften.

D.Haveapart-timejob.

II,GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammatically

conect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Bob'sproblemsbeganduringhisformativeyears.Hisparentsgotdivorcedwhenhewasyoung,andneitherof

hisparentswantedtoraisehimorhisbrotherandsister,soheI(bring)upbyafosterfamilychosenbya

socialworkerinthecommunity.

Unfortunately,hisfosterfatherwasastrictauthoritarianandoftenbeathim.Bobrebelledagainstthisstrict

upbringing,andbythetimehewaseightyearsold,he2(run)wild,stealingfromshopsandplayingtruant.

Whenhereachedadolescence,sometimearoundhisthirteenthbirthday,hehadalreadyappearedincourtseveral

times,charged3juvenilecrimes.Thejudgeblamedhisfosterparents,4(explain)thatchildrenneeded

responsibleparentsandguardianswhowouldlookafterthemproperly.Thefosterfatherdidn'tagreewiththejudge

andobjectedtothis,pointingoutthatBob'stwobrothersandsisterwerewell-adjustedchildrenwhobehavedathome

andworkedwellatschool.

Thishasraisedsomeinterestingquestionsaboutthemodernfamilysystem.5itistruethatparentsshould

notbetoolenientwithchildrenbylettingthemdo6theywant,7tooover-protectivebysheltering

themfromtherealitiesoflife,itisalsotruethattheyshouldnotbetoostrict.Ithasalsohighlightedthedisadvantages

ofthemodemnuclearfamily8thechildhasonlyitsmotherandfathertorelyonorthesingle-parentfamily,

inwhichthemotherorfatherhastostruggleparticularlyhard9(support)theirdependents.

Infact,manypeoplebelievethatwe10returntotraditionalfamilyvaluesandtheextendedfamily:

extensiveresearchhasshownthatchildrenfromthesefamiliesaregenerallybetterbehavedandhaveabetterchance

ofsuccessinlaterlife.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Note

thatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.engageB.assessC.combinationD.intentionsE.refreshF.understandingG.relaxedH.

consciously1.returnJ.threatensK.regretfully

“Dealingwithmoneyisabasiclifeskiir

Whyfinancialtransactionsareaboutrelationshipsandwhythe

qualityoftherelationshipismoreimportantthanthetransactionitself.

Britishpsychologist,WilliamBloom,haslongarguedthatsocietywouldbenefitifmoneyflowedmorefreely-

if,forexample,peopleregularlygivepartoftheirsalariesorprofitstocharity.

Whenyousay,“Moneyshouldflowmorefreely,Mwhatdoyoumean?

“TherearetwometaphorsthatIliketousefbrmoney.Oneistheenergyoftheenvironmentandhumannature.

Moneyrepresentsa(n)11oftheseenergies;it'samaterializedformofenergy.Theothermetaphoriswater.

Ifyoulookatwater,itcanbestillandpollutedor.oncethedamsareopened,ithastheabilityto12itself.

Healthyenergyflowsinthewayrichpeopleshouldallowtheirmoneytoflow.Iftheyaregood,theyv/illknowhow

togive.”

Moneystillisn'tflowingfreely.

Alotofitisdammedupinbanksandinthehandsofasmallpercentageofextremelywealthyindividuals.4tWe

havetobuildasocietyinwhichwearenotthreatenedbyeachother.Thegapbetweentherichandthepoor13

socialconnectionandharmony.TheBabyBoomers(嬰兒潮一代)aretoocomfortablefortoolong.Nowtheyhave

toaskthemselveswhattheirpoliticsare,becauselifeispolitical.Thisisthetimeforallofusto14politically.''

Howcanwedealwithmoneyinahealthierway?

“Whenitcomestomoney,thereisalotofnaivete.Childrennccctobetaughtinschoolthatdealingwithmoney

isabasiclifeskill.Theyneedtobeable(oreadabankstatementina(n)15way.Whenatransactiontakes

place,thismeans16pausingtosay,'Thisexchangeafleetsmeinthisandthisway/Weareoftenintoomuch

ofahurrytorealizethat.Wealsoforgetthattransactionsarefirstandforemostaboutrelationships.Thequalityof

thatrelationshipismoreimportantthanthetransactionitself.That'swhyBedouins(游牧民族貝都因人)always

shareacupofteawhentheydobusinesstogether.Theyunderstanctheneedto17theirrelationshipwith

others.”

Anotherformofflowisgiving.Canthatbeakindofspiritualpractice?

“Humansareparadoxicalbeings.Itispossibletohavepure18andtogetsatisfactionasaby-product

fromyouractions.Thereistheclassicideathatgivingawaymoneybringsasenseofsafetyandsatisfaction.Andit

does.Beingalivein(hisuniversecomesfromthe19thatyou'repartofaflowintheuniverse.Peoplethink

highlyofaltruism(舍己為人)，givingawaymoneytosomeonewhocannotseeyou.Donatingmoneytocharityis

notjustaboutthematerialeffectbutitalsoallowsyoutopayattentiontowhatcausesyou'resupporting.It?shealthy

togivewithoutthinkingofthematerial20.Moneyisneutral,likelanguage.It'sallaboutthewayinwhich

itisuscd.^^

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Acureforthefutureinthepast?

Foroverfiftyyears,thepeopleofBritainhavereliedonthewelfarestalelomakesuretheyhaveadequatehcallli

services.ButnowtheNationalHealthServiceissick.Government21andunderfundingarcforcinghospitals

toclose,andwaitinglistsfortreatmentaregettinglonger.Undersuchcircumstances,itisnosurprisethatmore

peopleareturningtoprivate(butexpensive)healthcare.

Forsome,however,(hereare22.Theyareturning(heirbackonmodernpills,tabletsandresortingto

otherconventionalmedicine.Itseemsparadoxical,butinanageofmicrochipsandhightechnology,traditional

medicine,theold-fashionedcuresthatourgrandparentsreliedon,ismakinga23.

Considerthesecasestudies:

Maudeis76yearsoldandhasbeensufferingfromarthritisfbralmosttenyears."Thepaininmyjointswas

almost24.andmydoctorreferredmetoasurgeonattheLondonHospital.IwastoldthatIneeded25、

butwouldneedtowaitforatleasttwoyearsbeforeIcouldhavetheoperation.In26.1startedhavingmassage

sessions.Tomysurprise,thesewereverytherapeutic,andwhiletheydidn'tcurethedisorder,theydid27it

tosomeextent^^.

Ronis46,Hishigh-poweredcityjobwas28fbraseriesofstress-relatedillnesses,andthedrugshetook

didn'tworkwellonthenervousstrain.readabout29whichinvolvethewholepersonratherthanthe

individualsymptoms,butIhadalwaysdoubtedaboutsuchkindofmedicinefbralldiseases.However,myfriend

30adieticianwhotoldmethatpartofmyproblemwasdict-rclatcd.Basically,thefoodIwaseatingwas

31tomydisorder.Shegavemealistoffoodsthatwouldprovidetherightvitaminsandmineralstokeepme

ingoodhealth.At(hesametime,sheadvocatedamore32lifestyle-running,swimming,thatkindofthing.T

inabitofacouchpotato,andthiskindoflifestyleIhadlivedwas33(heproblem.NowIfeelgreat!,5

Soistherestillaplaceinourlivesformodemmedicine?Whileitistruethatsomeinfectionsandvirusesmay

be34byturningtotraditionalmedicine,moreseriousillnessessuchascancerneedmoreextrememeasures.

Wedoneedourhealthserviceatthesetimes,andwcshouldn'tstop35initsfuture.Butwcmustn'tforget

thatfbrsomecommonillnesses,thecuremaylieinthepast.

21.

A.supportB.restrictionsC.cutbacksD.concern

22.

A.programsB.alternativesC.measuresD.scales

23.

A.comebackB.livingC.changeD.mess

24.

A.uniqueB.uncertainC.universalD.unbearable

25.

A.permissionB.surgeryC.supervisionD.strength

26.

A.conditionB.desperationC.generalD.particular

27.

AprotectB.recoverC.relieveD.treat

28.

A.eagerB.gratefulC.famousD.responsible

29.

A.treatmentsB.sourcesC.spiritsD.comments

30.

A.supervisedB.declaredC.recommendedD.tempted

31.

A.contributingB.adaptingC.subjectingD.objecting

32.

A.moderateB.activeC.negativeD.suitable

33.

A.identifyingB.investigatingC.estimatingD.worsening

34.

A.preventedB.empoweredC.indicatedD.restored

35.

A.undertakingB.invadingC.investingD.evolving

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

theonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

Themembersofthegroupsaweachotherregularly,becausetheyallhadserioushealthproblems.Twelve-

year-oldMarcwasautistic（自閉癥）.Buthere,inthegroupcircle,theycouldtalkaboutwhattheyfell.Herethey

couldlistentotheothersandprovideeachotherwithsomeofthehumanattentiontheyoftensoterriblymissed.

Butthatevening,theydidn'tknowhowtotalkaboutwhathadjusthappened:Paulhaddied.Thegroupwould

neveragainenjoyhisanimatedlaughter.Everyonestaredstraightahead.Onlysadnessandasenseofimpotence

rosetothesurface.Nomatterwhatshetried,Jackie,thenursefacilitatingthegroup,couldn'tgetaconversation

going.

ThenJackiedescribedhowpeopleinsomecultures,whentheyweresadandwantedtosharetheirfeelingsbut

couldnotfindthewordstoexpresstheirsorrow,wouldsitinacircleandmakerhythmicmusictogether.Then

everyonepickeduponeofthedjembedrumsintheroom.Jackiebegansoftlybeatinghersandtheothersjoinedin.

Boom-boom-ta,boom-boom-ta.Slowly,theylettherhythmcarrythemaway.Marchadtroublekeepingtimewith

theothersandgaveJackieafrightenedlook.Shesmiledherencouragement,andhefocusedaswellashecould.

Jackiebegantoplayslowly,and(heothersfollowed.Alhersign,afewbegantodrumoutoftimewiththebeat.

Suddenly,therhythmofthemusicchanged.Everyonewasplayinghisorherownmelody:noonewasleading

thepark.Everyonewascarriedbythemusic.Gradually,thesadnessfounditswayout.Karin,inawheelchair,was

thefirsttothinkofhowmuchPaulhadenjoyedmakingmusicwiththerestofthegroup.Thentheotherstoldtheir

ownstories.Theirfaceswerewetwithtcars-asweretheinstruments-butstilltherhythmcarriedthem.Theyfeltas

one,witheachotherandwithPaul.Theseweretearsofsorrowandmourning,butalsoofsolidarityandconnection.

Henribegantosmile,and(herestsoonjoinedhim.Therhythmquickened.Theircombinedmusicheldpower

andenergy.Marcfellrelieved.Abroadsmilelituphisface,andtheotherswerehappytoseehim(hisway.Then

thesituationhadchangedcompletely.Sorrowhadmadewayforhope.

Peoplehavebeenmakingrhythmicmusicingroups,usingdrums.Itisatradition,whereinhealingtakesplace

throughthespiritandtheemotions,throughcontactwiththebodyanditssubtlepowersofself-healing.Inarecent

study,physicianBarryBittmanshowedthatmakingrhythmicmusicinagroupaffectsourphysicalcondition,

imtnunecellsinparticulararestimulatedtogreateractivity.

36.Themembersofthegroupmeetregularlyto____

A.findasolutiontotheirhealthproblemsB.tellinterestingstories

C.sharetheirfeelingsandemotionsD.playmusicinstruments

37.Whydidtheystarestraightaheadthistime?

A.Marccouldn'ttalkaboutwhathefelt.B.PauPsdeathmadethemfeelsorrowful.

C.Jackiecuuldirtlauililalcolhuiincinbcrs.D.Henrifeundithardtoexpresshissadness.

38.HowdidJackieencourageMarc?

A.Shegavehimanencouragingsmile.B.Shetalkedaboutherownexperiences.

C.Shetaughthimhowtoplaydjembedrums.D.Shepausedandlettherhythmcarryon.

39.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Gettingtogethermakespeoplefeelsorrowful.B.It'satraditiontomakerhythmicmusic.

C.Whyimmunecellsarestimulatedtogreateractivity.D.Howmusiccapturestherhythmofthesoul.

OverseasLearning

SomersetYewWahClassroom,UK

SomersetYewWahClassroomprogramisauniqueEnglishlanguageandlifeeducationprogramintheYew

WahsecondarycurriculumcateredfbrGrade6,Grade8andGrade10students.Establishedin2(X)6,theSomerset

Englishlearningandculturalcenterprovidesadistinctiveopportunityforstudentstoexperienceanauthentic

Englishenvironment.TheCentreislocatedinatraditionalEnglishvillageinSomersetSibley'sBamandthe

KnowleHallcampus,anewlyrenovatedVictorian-eracountryhousebuilton15acresoflandinbeautifulopen

parkland,issituatedclosetoourSibleyBarn'sCentreandwasestablishedin2016.TheSomersetprogramprovides

anexcellentcross-culturalexperiencewhichenhancesscif-confidcnce,independence,teamworkandleadership

skillsofstudents.TheSomersetprogramcontinuesuponstudents5returntoChina.

WorldClassroom

WorldClassroomisaconceptoflearningbeyondtheschoolbuildingwalls.Itisanextensionofthe

experimental,project-basedlearningat(hecoreof(heYewWaheducationalmodel.TheWorldClassroomprogram

isjustoneoftheuniqueexperienceswhichallowstudentstosamplemajorculturesoftheworld,including

European,African,MiddleEastern,PacificandAnglo-American.

ExperiencingChina

TheprogramprovidessecondarystudentswiththeopportunitiestogaininsightsintoChinesehistoryand

culturebyvisitingvariousregionsofChina.Thisresidentialprogrambroadensstudents'understandingoftheirown

country.Throughfirst-handcross-culturalexperiences,theprogramsincreasestudents?understandingofvarious

cultures,promotecriticalthinking,andhelpstudentsdevelopanappreciationofdifferentviewpoints.Theprograms

ultimatelyhelpprepareourstudentsforanevolvingmodernworldbynurturingtheircross-culturalknowledgeand

skills,international-mindednessandattitudesontheirbecomingtrueglobalcitizenswithacommitmenttoservethe

uuinniuiiilyandsociety.

TripsandExcursions

Tripsandexcursionsallowstudentstoenhancesocietalvisions,enrichlifeexperiencesandstrengthen

communicationandproblem-solvingskills.StudentsparticipateinHongKongHike,oneofthemosttraditional

annualoutdooractivitieswherestudentsrelyheavilyonteamworkandpersonalwillpowertoreachthedestinations

whenfacingsunivalchallenges.*'Afterthehike,hegrewintoalmostadifferentperson.Hebecamemoremature

andnowcapableoftakingcareofhimself；andmoreresponsible,saidaparentofherson.Ihesequalitiesare

exactlywhatHongKongHikewantstoachieve.

40.WhydostudentsparticipateinSomersetYewWahclassroominUK?

A.TodoresearchonBritishculturesandappreciatebeautifulviews.

B.Toenhancesclf-confidcnce,independence,teamworkandleadershipskills.

C.TohaveaspecialcampustourtoSibley'sBarnandtheKnowlcHall.

D.ToshowtheirappreciationofBritishhistoryandtheirowncultures.

41.ExperiencingChinaprogrammainlyaimstohelpstudentsto.

A.becapableoftakingcareofhimselfandtheirparents

B.comparelearninginChinawithlearningoverseas

C.broadentheirunderstandingoftheirowncountry

D.interpretglobalizationandpromoteChineseculture

42.WhatdocsthemotherofastudentthinkofHongKongHike?

A.Itempowersstudentstohaveteamworkwillpowerandresponsibility.

B.Ithelpsstudentstoshareabetterunderstandingoftheworldarour.dthem.

C.kworksoutawaytoresolvetheconflictsbetweenparentsandthestudents.

D.Itenhancesstudents5international-mindednessandshapesattitudes（oothers.

C

THEGLOBALWASTETRADEISESSENTIALLYBROKEN

CutintohillsideinnorthernMalaysiastandsalarge,open-airwarehouse.Thisisarecyclingfactory,which

openedlastNovember.OnaveryhotafternooninJanuary,ShahidAliwasworkinghisveryfirstweekonthejob.

Hestoodknee-deepinsoggy,whitebitsofplastic.Aroundhim,morebitsfloatedoftheconveyorbeltandfellto

thegroundlikesnowflakes.

Hourafterhour.Alisortsthroughtheplasticjumblemovingdownthebelt,pickingoutpiecesthatlookoff-

colororsoiled-rejects（廢品）intherecyclingprocess.Thoughitlookslikebackbreakingwork,Alisaysitisagreat

improvementoverhispreviousjob,foldingbed-sheetsinanearbytextilefactory,formuchlowerpay.Now,ifhe

eatssimply,hecansavemoneyfromhiswagesofjustover$1anhourandsend$250amonthtohisparentsandsix

brothersandsistersinPeshawar,Pakistan,2,700milesaway,“AssoonasIheardaboutthiswork,1askedfbra

job.”saysAli,24,abeardedmanwithglassesandaneasysmile.Still,he'sworking12hoursaday,sevendaysa

week.t4IfItakeadayofTIloseaday'swages,5,hesays.

Inthewarehouse,hundredsofbagsarestackedmorethan60feethigh-eachstuffedwithplasticwrappersand

bagsthrownawayweeksearlierbytheiroriginalusersinCalifornia.Thefactthatthewastehastraveledtothis

distantcorneroftheplanetinthefirstplaceshowshowbadlytheglobalrecyclingeconomyhasfailedtokeeppace

withhumanity'splasticsaddiction.Thisisanecosystemthatisdeeplydysfunctional,ifnotonthepointof

collapse:About90%ofthemillionsoftonsofplastictheworldproduceseveryyearwilleventuallyendupnot

recycled,butburned,buried,ordumped.

Plasticrecyclingenjoysever-widersupportamongconsumers:Puttingyogurtcontainersandjuicebottlesina

bluebinisaneco-friendlyactoffaithinmillionsofhouseholds.Butfaithgoesonlysofar.Thetidalwaveof

plasticitemsthatenterstherecyclingstreameachyearisincreasinglylikelytofallrightbackoutagain,casualties

ofabrokenmarket.Manyproductsthatconsumersbelieve(andindustriesclaim)arc“recyclable"arcinrealitynot,

becauseofhardeconomics.Withoilandgaspricesnear20-ycarlows,so-calledvirginplastic,aproductof

petroleumfeed-stocks,isnowfarcheaperandeasiertoobtainthanrecycledmaterial.Thatunforeseenshifthas

yankedthefinancialrugoutfromunderwhatwasuntilrecentlyapracticalrecyclingindustry.t4Theglobalwaste

tradeisessentiallybroken,“saystheheadoftheglobalplasticscampaignatGreenpeace.4lWearesittingonvast

amountsofplasticwithnowheretosenditandnothingtodowithit.”

43.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsShahidAli?

A.Critical.B.Merciless.C.Indifferent.D.Sympathetic.

44.Whatmostprobablycausestheproblemofglobalwasterecycling?

A.Thepricesofoilandgashavebeenincreasing.

B.Tonsofwastestravelsofarbeforebeingrecycled.

C.Recyclableproductsarenotreallyrecycled.

D.Govemmentsdon'tsupporttherecyclingindustiy

45.Whatdoestheitalicizedword“dysfunctional“meaninthepassage?

A.Outufslock.B.Farfrompleased.C.Fullofenergy.D.Outoforder.

46.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?

A.Toillustratehowplasticwastehasbeenrecycledintheworld.

B.Towarnpeoplethattheglobalwastetradeisessentiallybroken.

C.Toanalyzetherelationshipbetweenconsumersandfactories.

D.Tosolvetheconflictbetweentherecyclingindustryandgovemments.

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

MarthaStewartwascharged,triedandconvictedofacrimein2014.Asshenearedtheendofherprison

sentence,awell-knowncolumnistwrotethatshewas"payingherdues,“andthat“thereissimplynoreasonfbr

anyonetoattempttodenyherrighttostartanew.”

47Unfortunately,manyfederalandstatelawsimposepost-convictionrestrictions

onashockinglylargenumberofAmericans,whoarepreventedfromeverfullypayingtheirdebttosociety.

Atleast65millionpeopleintheUnitedStateshaveacriminalrecord.Thiscanresultinseverepenalties（懲

13）thatcontinuelongafterpunishmeniiscompleted.

Manyofthesepenaltiesareimposedregardlessoftheseriousnessoftheoffenseortheperson'sindividual

circumstances.48Theycanaffectaperson'sabilitytogetajobandqualification

forbenefits.

Inall,morethan45,000lawsandrulesservetoexcludevastnumbersofpeoplefromfullyparticipatingin

Americanlife.Soniclawsmakesenses.Nooneadvocateslettingsomeoneconvictedofpedophilia（戀童癖）work

inaschool.49Shouldawomanwhopossessedasmallamountofdrugsyears

agobepermanentlyunabletobelicensedasanurse?

These