静安区2021学年第一学期教学质量检测高三英语试卷2021.11I.Lis ten ing Co m prehens ionSect ion ADirect ions:I n Sec t ion A,you wi l l hear t en shor t conversa t ions be tween t wo speakers.At t he end of each conversa t ion,a ques t ion wi l l be asked about what was sa id.The conversat ions and the ques t ions wi l l be spoken only once.Af te r you hear a conversa t ion and t he ques t ion about i t,r ead t he f our poss ib le answers on your paper,and dec ide which one i s t he bes t a nswer t o t he ques t ion you have heard.1. A.The campus wi l l be c l eaned f or t he f es t iva l.B.The f es t iva l i s t o be def in i t e ly he ld.C.I t’s d i f f i cu l t t o dec ide t he t heme of t he f es t iva l.D.I t’s a ga ins t t he pr inc ipa l's w il l t o ho ld t he f es t iva l.2. A.Try t o f ind a s how t ha t doesn’t a ccep t r ese rva t ions.B.Wai t t o buy t he t icke t when s omeone cance l s t he r ese rva t ions.C.Go wi th people who have ext ra t i cke t s.D.Pay more money t o buy t he t icke t f rom so meone e l se.3. A.To t he a i rpor t.C.To t he garage.B.To a pa in t ing shop.D.To t he hosp i ta l.4. A.The man i s af ra id t ha t t he coa t c o lor i s not c ool enough.B.The man hasn’t r ece ived t he coa t he bought t he o ther day.C.The man has worn t he coa t d ur ing t he prev ious s eason.D.I t's not s u i tab le t o wear t he coa t i n t he warm weather.5. A.Sor t t he notes out f or Mr.Anderson.C.Wai t f or Mr.Anderson’s n otes.B.Borrow t he notebook f rom Mr.Anderson.D.Note down key poin t s on t he t ex tbook.6. A.She i s not l ike ly t o use t he r unn ing machine of ten.B.The exerc i se b ike i s more use fu l t han r unn ing machine.C.Her s econd choice i s an exerc i se b ike.D.There’s no t enough space f or t he r unn ing machine.7. A.A book wr i te r. B.A shop ass i s tan tC.A l ib ra r ian.D.A t our gu ide.8. A.David i s t he s t ronges t i n h i s c lass.C.So me old s ay ings mis lead.B.The cur ren t c lass i s not s u i t ab le f or David.D.David wi l l f ina l ly ca tch up in phys ics.9. A.The wo man shouldn't b uy a pr iva te co mpute r.B.The wo man should ge t a good dea l f or t he new co mpute r.C.The l ib ra ry compute r i s r a r e ly used.D.The man wi l l l end his com pute r t o t he wo man.10. A.She has beco me a profess iona l c hef.B.Her paren t s d idn’t a gree with her on beco ming a chef.C.She doesn’t h ave i n te res t i n beco ming a chef now.D.She t hrew t h ings around when l ea rn ing cooking.Sect ion BDirect ions:In Sec t ion B,you wi l l hear t wo shor t passages and one longer conversa t ion,and you wi l l be asked severa l ques t ions on each of the passages and the conversa t ion.The passages and the conversat ion wi l l be read twice,but t he ques t ions wi l l be spoken only once.When you hear a ques t ion,r ead t he four poss ib le answers on your paper and dec i de which one would be t he bes t a nswer t o t he ques t ion you have heard.Q uest ions11t hrough13are based on t he f o l lowing passage.11. A.I t can only be washed in t he d ishwasher.B.I t has s ome smel l of c of fee.C.I t i s made of a mix ture of cof fee grounds and s ugar.D.I t i s f i r s t used t o con ta in f e r t i l i ze r.12. A.Ho w t o preven t s ugar f rom disso lv ing.B.Ho w t o have t he cof fee grounds r ecyc led f u l ly.C.Ho w t o co l lec t l a rge quan t i t i e s of cof fee grounds.D.Ho w t o use cof fee grounds to produce t he s o l id f ounda t ion.13. A.I t i s s uccess fu l because of adver t i sements.B.I t i s wel l-rece ived by t he publ ic.C.I t i s oversupp l ied on t he marke t.D.I t’s more popula r among i ndiv idua l s t han cafes.Q uest ions14t hrough16are based on t he f o l lowing passage.14. A.The c i ty i s no t c om merc ia l ly busy.B.There are t oo many t emporary r es iden t s.C.Few serv ices are of fe red dur ing of f s easons.D.The win te r i s t oo co ld f or t hem.15. A.Spend a week i n t he des t ina t ion.B.Find a“s nowbi rd”des t ina t i on.C.Re main i n t he c i ty where he cur ren t ly l ives.D.Research t he des t ina t ion f or r oughly a f u l l year.16. A.Safe ty of t he des t ina t i on.B.Research t he des t ina t ion f or r oughly a f u l l year.C.Heal th care s ys tem of t he des t ina t ion.D.The suppor t t o ge t as one ages.Q uest ions17t hrough20are based on t he f o l lowing conversat ion.17. A.To see how f as t t he t es t t aker can s can t he book.B.To see how wel l t he t es t t aker f inds and processes t he i n format ion.C.To see how wel l t he t es t t aker can handle pressure.D.To see whether t he t es t t aker can f ind a par t i cu la r s ta temen t t o s um mar ize a t op ic.18. A.To f ind t he connec t ion be tween di f fe ren t i n format i on.B.To eva lua te t he i mpor tance of t he open book t es t.C.To adequa te ly manage t es t t ime.D.To r ead t he whole chap te r f or one ques t ion.19. A.To r ec i t e s ome key i nf ormat ion.B.To des ign easy r emovable t ags.C.To co mpare d i f fe ren t i deas.D.To ge t t he permiss ion t o make marks.20. A.People’s a t t i tude t oward geography t es t s.B.The f ea tures and prepara t i ons of open book t es t s.C.The di f fe rences be tween open book and c losed book t es t s.D.The measures t o handle pressure f rom t es t s.Gra m m ar and VocabularySect ion ADirect ions:Af te r read ing the passage be low,f i l l i n t he b l anks t o make the passage coheren t and gram mat ica l ly cor r ec t. For t he blanks wi th a g iven word,f i l l i n each blank wi th t he proper f orm of t he g iven word;f or t he other b lanks,use one word t ha t bes t f i t s e ach blank.Reread ing i s a gui l ty p leasure for many readers.Ho w can a keen reader abandon his t o-be-read l i s t and was te t ime with a book he a l ready knows?At t he same t ime,accord ing to many exper t s,t he ac t of r e r ead ing_____21_____(regard), withou t doubt,a s t he only way t o t ru ly unders tand a t ex t.Acade mics mos t of ten d iscuss t he benef i t of r e read ing as a way t o ga in deep unders tand i ngs of complex t ex t s and of the se l f.Teachers of ear ly read ing-age ch i ld ren agree that re read ing improves unders t anding beyond bas ic words.For adul t s,r e read ing i s necessa ry to unders tand ing a t ex t wel l s o t ha t good cr i t i ca l a rguments_____22_____be made.Reread ing he lps t o bui ld a be t t e r unders tand ing of a book._____23_____r e read ing,many r eaders f ind i t i mposs ib le to apprec ia te a wr i te r’s s ub t le t a l en t s or t o comprehend a t ext’s i nner i deas and t hemes.Reread ing i s a l so an ac t of sel f-re f l ec t ion.The prac t i ce of purposefu l re read ing in_____24_____crea tes a k ind of se l f-consc iousness.Since the book never changes,i t func t ions as a cons tan t(恒量)_____25_____can be used to measure the reader’s growth.I t i s a way to re-examine the reader h imse l f and the changes he_____26_____ (undergo)s ince t he i n i t i a l r eading.Of course,there are poss ib l e drawbacks to re read ing as wel l.Reread ing takes t ime,_____27_____(draw)the readers away f rom the i r to-be-read l i s t.And i t’s hard to i magine_____28_____f rus t r a t ing i t can be i f a be loved book fa l l s s hor t of your r osy me mor i e s i n r e read ing.Accord ing t o David Gale f,em ot ions l ike p leasure,exc i te ment,and cur ios i ty cause t he reader t o r ush t hrough a s to ry and pass over t he inner compl ex i ty_____29_____(apprec ia te)i n re-read ings,and ye t they are a l so impor tan t e lemen t s tha t may be dul led by those repea ted read ings.Fur thermore,_____30_____your re r ead ing i s focused and in ten t i ona l about ga in ing new t houghts,i t may not r esu l t i n i mproved unders tand ing.Sect ion BDirect ions:Fi l l i n each blank wi th a proper word chosen f r o m the box.Each word can only be used once.Note t ha t t her e i s one word more t han you need.A.confused G.a t tachedB.adap tab leH.s ignsC.f loa t ingI.s amplesD.decay ingJ.r e la t ive lyE.a t temptsK.s teadyF.i mi ta tedThough i t i s no t unusua l t o f i nd mar ine an imals under t he Antarc t i ca seaf loor,r esea rchers had a lways assumed tha t the re would be few_____31_____of l i f e fa r ther away f rom open wate r and sunl i ght.Ho wever,the d iscovery of f i l t e r-f eed ing(滤食的)organ i sms—160mi les away from the open ocean,wi th tem pera tu res of-2.2℃and under comple te darkness—suggest s t ha t l i fe i n t he wor ld’s hars hes t env i ronment may be more_____32_____t han prev ious ly thought.In2017,B AS geolog i s t James S mi th and his co l leagues conduc ted a three-month exped i t ion to the midd le of Antarc t i ca’s F i l chner-Ronne Ice She l f,to co l lec t_____33_____of t he seaf loor deposi t s.The team dr i l l ed t hrough the ha l f-mi le of i ce by pu mping a lmos t20,000l i t e r s of hot wa te r t h rough a pipe.Af te r about20hours of pa ins tak ing work, they were f ina l ly ab le t o r each t he seabed undernea th.Ho wever,when the sc ien t i s t s lowered the ins t rument,a long wi th a camera,to co l lec t t he so i l,i t came up empty. Afte r mul t ip le fa i l ed_____34_____each round t r ip tak i ng about an hour—the researchers took a c lose r look a t the foo tage and not iced a mass ive s tone s i t t ing amid the_____35_____f la t seabed.Even m ore surpr i s ing ly,the rock was covered wi th s ta t ionary an ima l s,l ike s ponges(海绵)and poten t ia l ly unknown spec ies.The f ind ing has_____36_____many sc ien t i s t s g iven tha t cer ta in organ isms,such as sponges and cora l po lyps(珊瑚虫),which l ive t he i r en t i re l ives_____37_____t o r ocks,or o ther hard sur faces,need f ood suppl ies.I n t he open water, the‘ma r ine snow,’a s the food is ca l l ed,comes f rom_____38_____organ ic mat te r,which dr i f t s down f rom the upper waters to the deep ocean.However,the spec ies in such depth are too fa r f rom the open sea to rece ive_____39_____ suppl ies of nu t r ien t s.To make mat te r s worse,due to the area’s s t rong ocean cur ren t s,the food has to t rave l anywhere f rom370t o930mi les t o ge t t o t hem.Reading Co m prehens ionSect ion ADirect ions:For each blank i n the fo l lowing passage t here are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fi l l i n each blank wi th t he word or phrase tha t bes t f i t s t he con tex t.M ost of us have no di f f i cu l ty recogn iz ing l uck when i t’s on apparen t d i sp lay,as when someone wins t he l o t t e ry.But _____41_____of ten p lays out in de l ica te ways and i t’s easy to cons t ruc t nar ra t ives tha t por t ray success as out of every th ing but l uck.These mis lead ing s to r ies have surpr i s i ng i mpl ica t ions f or hu man mindse t,downplay ing t he power of chances.Cons ider t he h is to ry of t he M ona Lisa.Af te r hav ing s tayed i n t he_____42_____f or mos t of i t s ear ly ex is tence,t he pa in t ing was pushed i n to t he s pot l igh t i n1911when i t was s to len f rom Louvre.The famous t hef t r emained_____43_____f or t wo years unt i l a main tenance worker was ar res ted af te r t ry ing t o se l l the pa in t ing.His ar res t caused a second wave of_____44_____,wi th t he pa in t ing on everyone’s l ips.As i n t he ar t wor ld, i t i s so too in the wor ld of work.Almos t every caree r pa t h cons i s t s of a sequence of s t eps,each of which depends on fo rmer ones.Inev i tab ly,some of t hose_____45_____s teps can be inf luenced by chance fac tors,which,as a resu l t,are sure t o af fec t t he fo l lowing process.So i t i s reasonab le t o conc lude t ha t_____46_____a l l success fu l caree rs i nvo lve a t l eas t a cer ta in degree of l uck.One’s da te of b i r th_____47_____,f or example.Accord ing t o a s tudy,mos t ch i ld ren born i n t he sum mer t end t o be among the younges t me mbers of the i r c lass,which expla i ns why they are less l ike ly t o hold_____48_____pos i t i ons dur ing h igh school and t hus,l ess l ike ly t o l and good j obs l a t er i n l i fe.To acknowledge t he power of chance even ts i s no t t o sugges t t ha t s uccess i s i ndependen t of_____49_____.Char l i e M unger has s a id,‘The s afes t w ay t o ge t what you want i s t o_____50_____what you want.’Of course,l uck counts t oo.Be ing born i n a good educa t ion sys tem is a k ind of l uck we can cont ro l—tha t i s,a t l eas t we can dec ide how lucky our ch i ld ren wi l l be.But i n A mer i ca,we’v e been doing a bad job as t he budge t for educa t ion has_____51_____.The hu m an t endency t o_____52_____l uck’s r o le has caused t h i s t r oubl ing s ta te by unwi l l ingness t o inves t i n educa t ion,t he s t rong sys tem of which can produce_____53_____f or t he nex t genera t ion.Lucki ly,t he re i s a s o lu t ion.Guid ing people t o_____54_____t he i r good f or tune t ends t o make t hem more wi l l ing t o cont r ibu te to the_____55_____,accord ing to a s tudy.So t ry to engage your success f ul f r i ends in rev iews about t he i r exper iences wi th luck.In the process,the nex t genera t ion’s odds of success may wel l inc rease and meanwhi le,a l l t he soc ia l me mbers are more l ike l y t o en joy t he i mproved publ i c s erv ice.41.A.r ando mness42.A.emergency43.A.acc iden ta l44.A.pro tes t B.poten t i a lB.main tenanceB.unso lvedB.susp ic ionB.nega t iveB.sus ta inab lyB.cont rac t sB.or ig ina lC.mas te rp ieceC.r ev iewD.successD.shadeC.of f ic ia lD.objec t iveD.i nves t iga t ionD.en t i reC.publ ic i tyC.r ea l i s t i c45.A.prev ious46.A.v i r tua l ly47.A.occurs C.adequa te lyC.mat te r sD.nega t ive lyD.approachesD.secure48.A.access ib le49.A.ef fo r tC.super io rB.l og icC.r e la t ionsh ipC.modi fyD.i nves tmentD.explo i t50.A.deserve B.eva lua teB.shrunk51.A.s hone C.ba l loonedC.underes t imateC.mot iva t ionC.ad jus t t oC.f ami ly va lueD.f lown52.A.prese rve53.A.cha l lenge54.A.r e f l ec t on55.A.mutua l unders tand ing B.popula r izeB.l uckD.r evo lu t ion izeD.exper ienceD.l ive onB.save onB.menta l f i tness D.co m mon goodSect ion BDirect ions:Read the fo l lowing three passages.Each passage i s fo l lowed by severa l ques t ions or unf in i shed s ta tements. For each of t hem there are f our cho ices marked A,B,C and D.Choose t he one t ha t f i t s bes t accord ing t o t he i nformat ion given i n t he passage you have jus t r ead.(A)A l ine of men tugged on ropes and dropped f rom the sh ip i nto t he sea,wi th a group of Sa ibs prepared t o pul l t heml a t e r f rom the sea bot tom.Nasse r,one of t he dr ive rs,c l imbed over t he r a i l ing of t he sh ip and his Sa ib empt ied h is baske t fu l l of s he l l s on to t he deck“Ge t me someth ing t o f i l l my s tomach wi th,boy.”I knew he was t eas ing as he i s my fa ther’s g ood f r iend.“Bu t I’m no l onger an er rand boy.I’m a diver,l ike my fa ther was.”“Your f a the r was ba l d and deaf,l ike t he r es t of us,”Nasse r l aughed.The sa l ty Arab ian Gul f produced t he f ines t pear l s i n t he wor ld whi le t he sa l ty wate r a l so made divers l ose t he i r ha i r. Let a lone the h igh pressure which cos t them the i r hear ing.I had shaved my head,i n which way I fe l t more l ike a rea l diver.Of course,t he re’s no need f or me t o worry about t he ha i r prob lem.“I’v e d ived t he s ha l low seas before,a nd I can hold my brea t h f or a whole minu te.”“J u s t pu l l your r ope before you f ee l brea th less.”He t hen dis appeared i n to t he wate r aga in.I t i ed a heavy s tone t o my foot wi th a r ope.Taking one more deep brea th,I p lugged my nose and j umped.Wi th t he s tone f ina l ly h i t t ing the seabed wi th a thump,I f reed my foot f rom the rope.I sc ra tched a t t he rocky r idge(脊),when th ree oys te r s dropped in to m y hands.I even didn’t have enough t ime to fee l surpr i sed a t how easy t he job was before I fe l t brea th less.Out of hor ror,I dragged the rope.Knowing tha t,fa r above,t he Sa ib’s s t rong arms s t ra i ned to pu l l me toward the sur face,I reminded myse l f t o endure for a l i t t l e more t ime.Jus t when I t hought my lungs would burs t,my ears popped and t here was l igh t.Nasser burs t t h rough t he water.He r emoved his nose plug and gr inned a t me l ooking a t t he t hree p i t i fu l s he l l s on t he deck.“No t bad f or an er rand boy.”See ing me upse t wi th my head down,he pa t ted me“I t’s y our f i r s t f or s uch a dep th.You did be t te r than a l l of us.”Cheer ing up,I wrapped the empty baske t around my neck and ra i sed my chin,“I’m a pear l diver.”56.Accord ing t o Nasser,wha t d id an er rand boy usua l ly do?A.Pul l d ivers f rom t he s ea.B.E mpty baske t s f or d ivers.D.Dive f or s he l l s.C.Serve snacks f or d ivers.57.Why did t he au thor have his ha i r c u t?A.Because he t r i ed t o avo id l os ing ha i r.C.Because h igh pressure made him ba ld.58.Why did t he au thor ge t l i t t l e harves t?A.Because t here were not many pear l s i n t he area.B.Because he s t i l l l acked exper ience i n t he j ob.B.Because a l l d ivers had s haved ha i r.D.Because he wanted t o l ook profess iona l.C.Because t he Sa ib pu l led h i m up t oo ear ly wi thou t permiss ion.D.Because t he r ocky r idge was t oo r ough.These sum mer f es t iva l s i n New Orleans are f ew of t he hot te s t happen ings t he Ci ty has t o of fe r f or hol iday s eekers.O yster Fest iva lThere’s an o ld say ing tha t i t’s on ly safe t o ea t oys te r s i n months end ing in‘R’，which was good advice i n the age before re f r ige ra t ion became a fash ion.And tha t’s exac t ly why or ig ina l ly the New Orl eans Oys te r Fes t iva l was he l d in June,to break up the myth as loca l s never bo thered to prese rve the crea tu res wi th t he i r hab i t of d i rec t ly ea t ing the sea food,f resh f rom the sea.Today,fea tu r ing oys te r s harves ted f rom the Gul f of Mexico,Oys te r Fes t i s a ce lebra t ion of the wor ld’s f avor i t e f ood.I f you’ve ever wanted t o en joy t he l egendary oys te r s a t Drago’s where t he r ec ipe or ig ina ted ort ake a b i te out of an oys te r t he s ize of a hamburger,Oys te r Fes t i s f or you.W hen t o Go:J une3-4Essence Fest iva lNe w Orleans holds a spec ia l place i n Afr ican-A mer ican l i fe and his to ry,so i t should be no surpr i se t he c i ty hos t s a fes t iva l ce lebra t ing Afr ican-A mer ican mus ic and cul tu re in the Uni ted Sta tes.Wi th free admiss ion,Essence Fes t i va l, organ ized by the Afr ican-Amer ican wo men’s magaz ine of the same na me,i s a combina t ion of four days of dynamic speeches and a s howcase of Af r i can-A mer ican ar t i s t s.W hen t o Go:J une29-Ju ly2Cajun-Zydeco Fest iva lSouthern Louis iana i s ho me to a var ie ty of r ich,un ique cu l tu res,and on a weekend i n June i n New Orleans,one of them—Cajun—is on fu l l d i s play.The hear t of Cajun count ry i s i n south-cen t ra l Louisi ana,a s t rong showcase of Ca jun cu l tu re,for which the Cajun-Zydeco Fes t iva l emerged.On the par t i cu la r weekend,you ge t ready to chew down ont r ad i t iona l f ood l ike Cajun gum bo at ea te r ies,buy Cajun craf t s,a nd purchase a Cajun T-shi r t.W hen t o Go:J une24-25R unning of t he Bul l sDue to i t s h i s to ry,the Spani sh inf luence s t i l l shows i t se l f in New Or leans.The arch i t ec tu ra l s ty le of the French Quar te r i s ac tua l ly f rom Spai n,and Ne w Orleans’s annua l Running of the Bul l s i s,i n par t,a nod to the c i ty’s Spanis h her i t age.Unl ike the Spanish fes t iva l i n Pamplona,t he“bul l s”i n t he Fes t are not ac tua l bul l s but t he wo men of the Bigchase down whi te-and=red-c lo thed fes t iva l-goers,i f in f ur ia ted.There fore Rol le r derby team.Ho wever they dobehave yourse l f or be prepared t o r un f or l i fe.W hen t o Go:J u ly7-959.Why was New Orleans Oyste r Fes t iva l he ld i n J une i n t he f i r s t p lace?A.Because r e f r ige ra to r cou ld be used t o s tore oys te r s.B.Because i t was not easy f or oys te r s t o go bad i n s um mer.C.Because oys te r s cou ld be cooked i n var ious ways t o ex tend s torage per iod.D.Because New Orleans oys t ers were usua l ly s e rved r aw.60.The under l ined word“i n f ur ia ted”i s c loses t i n meaning to__________.A.exhib i t edB.co lor-b l indedC.angeredD.chea ted61.Which of t he f o l lowing st a t ements i s T R U E accord ing t o t he passage?A.Oys te r Fes t iva l nowadays i s des igned f or people s eek ing t he h is to ry of oys te r harves t.B.Essence Fes t iva l ce lebra tes t he f reedom of Afr ican-A m er ican wo men.C.Cajun-Zydeco Fes t iva l i s m ain ly ce lebra ted t hrough di ning and shopping.D.New Orleans has been s t r i pped of Span ish i n f luence.62.In which magaz ine docs the passage mos t probab ly appear?A.Vaca t ion Guide.B.Genuine Rec ipe.C.Arch i tec tu re Vis ion.D.Mus ic Bi l lboard.You may be fami l i a r wi th t he s ta t i s t i c t ha t90%of t he wor l d’s da ta were crea ted in the l as t few years.The bigges t se tback wi th such a ra te of i nfo rmat ion increase i s tha t t he presen t mo ment wi l l a lways emerge fa r l a rger than the pas t. Shor t-s igh tedness i s bu i l t into the s t ruc tu re,in the form of an overwhelming tendency to over-es t imate near-t erm messages a t t he expense of h i s to ry.To unders tand why th i s mat t ers,cons ider the f ind ings f r o m soc ia l sc ience about‘r ecency bias(倾向)’，which descr ibes t he t endency t o assu me tha t f u tu re even ts wi l l c l ose ly r esemble r ecen t exper ience.People t end t o base t h inking dispropor t iona te ly on whatever comes mos t eas i ly t o mind.I t’s a l so wor th reme mber ing tha t nove l ty t ends t o be a dominant cons idera t ion when dec id ing what da ta t o keep or de le te.Out wi th the o ld and in wi th the new.Tha t’s t he dig i t a l t rend in a wor ld where search a lgor i thms(算法)are sys temat ica l ly b iased towards f reshness.They are des igned in l ine wi th hu man pref erence.Such a bias towards the presen t i s s t ruc tura l ly r oo ted i n t he hu man weakness t ha t we keep deser t ing t h ings we once cher i shed s imply because we grow t i red of t hem.W hat’s r ea l ly needed i s someth ing thought of as“i n t e l l igent forge t t ing”:l ea rn ing to le t go of t he i m media te pas t i n order t o keep i t s la rger con t i nui t i e s i n v iew.I t’s an ac t s i mila r t o organ is ing a photograph a lbum—al though wi th m ore maths.When are t wo mi l l ion photographs l ess va luab le t han t wo t housand?M any da ta se t s are i r reduc ib l e and mos t prec ious when com ple te:gene sequences;demographic(人口的)da ta;t he raw,hard knowledge of geography and phys ics.The soft e r the sc ience,however,the more tha t sca le i s l ike ly to be reverse ly connec ted wi th qual i ty.I n t hese cases,t ime i t se l f i s r a the r i mpor tan t as a t ouch s tone t o j udge t he va lue of da t a. Ei ther we choose care fu l ly what endures,mat te r s and meaningfu l ly cap tures our pas t—or i t s foo t pr in t i s s i l en t ly rep laced by the presen t’s growing noise.Mere ga ther ing i s no cure-a l l answer.In an era of b igger and bigger da ta,t he l ead ing warn ing f or t hose who have t o make dec i s ions i s t ha t what you choose not t o know mat te r s j us t as much as wha t you do.63.What i s t he major prob lem wi th t he exp los ion of r ecent i n format ion?A.Trends are t oo quick ly produced.B.People have poor e yes igh t a f te r v iewing t oo much i nformat ion.C.Presen t i n format ion i s g iven t oo much emphas i s.D.Pred ic t ion f or f u ture deve l op ment l a rge ly depends on t he pas t i n format ion.64.What causes widespread pre fe rence f or newness?A.Tha t a lgor i thms r equ i res t he l a tes t t o make accura te predic t ion.B.Tha t hu mans are accus tomed t o l os ing i n te res t i n o ld t h ings.C.Tha t s hor t r enewed per iod i s t he f ea ture of modern da ta.D.Tha t s earch a lgor i thms keep uncover ing t he va lue of t he newness.65.Which of t he f o l lowing st a t ements i s TR U E accord ing to t he passage?A.Recen t pas t e xper ience i s r are ly used t o prov ide r e fe rence f or f u tu re even ts.B.The qua l i ty of geograph ic knowledge depends on photo sor t ing r a ther t han f u l l da ta.C.I n te l l igen t f orge t t ing r e fe r s t o r ep lac ing t he i m media te pas t wi th f a r-back da ta.D.Time he lps us t o eva lua te da ta when t he qua l i ty i sn’t i n l i ne wi th qua l i ty.66.What i s t he passage mainly about?A.The s ide ef fec t of d ig i t a l i nnova t ion.B.The va lues of c omple te da t a i n s of te r s ub jec t s.D.The f au l ty pre fe rence f or f resh da ta and ways out.C.The da ta d i sc r imina t ion caused by a lgor i thms.Sect ion CDirect ions:Read t he f o l lowing passage.Fi l l i n each blank with a proper s en tence given i n t he box.Each sen tence can be used only once.Note t ha t t her e are t wo more s en tences t han you need.A.And one could come up wi t h any nu mber of t heor ies f or why t he cur ren t t ea making and dr ink ing habi t s a re i nev i tab l e.B.Thought r egarded as a f orm of s imple ac t,t ea making can vary be tween cu l tu res.C.The t ea i s,a bove a l l,c red i t ed wi th t he ab i l i ty t o r epresent d i f fe ren t i nd iv idua l persona l i t i e s.D.Food choices a re dr iven by one’s e nv i ronment-the con text.E.Tea making i s t he per fec t r eplacement ac t iv i ty.F.Even one s poonfu l i s a b i t s usp ic ious unless o ther de ta i l s c lea r ly s how otherwise.Tea has become roo ted i n t he Bri t i sh way of l i fe,f rom the hu mble t ea break t o t he af te rnoon t ea t o be en joyed—i n a jacke t and t ie,of course.__________67__________Boi l ing wate r to make tea,for ins tance,makes i t less l ike l y to give you a s tomach bug.But what are t he secre t s or even crue l r ea l i t i e s beh ind t he t as te of t h i s be loved beverage?Anthropo log i s t Kate Fox wri tes i n her book Watch ing t he Engl i sh t ha t t here are s evera l c lea r messages s en t whenever a Br i t makes a cup.She observes t ha t t he s t ronges t brews of b lack t ea—wi th t he l a rges t doses of f lavour f acto r s—are t yp ica l ly drunk by t he work ing c lass.The f lavor ge t s progress ive ly weaker as one goes up t he s oc ia l l adder.Milk and swee tener have t he i r own codes.Accord ing t o her,t ak ing sugar i n your t ea i n Bri ta in i s r egu la r ly by many as a def in i t e l ower-c lass i nd i ca to r.__________68__________Other i mpl ica t ions i nvolve when and how mi lk i s added, i f any.Making a poin t of dr i nking smoky Lapsang Souchong(正山小种红茶)wi th no sugar of mi lk can be a s ign of c lass anx ie ty in the midd le c l ass,Fox sugges t s.I t’s as fa r as poss ib le as one can ge t f rom sweet,s t rong,mi lky cups of no-nonsense‘b u i lde r’s t ea’.A food sc ien t i s t po in ted out so meth ing tha t seems to apply here.“__________69__________”You l ike what you l ike not necessa r i ly because of t he t as te of i t,t hought obvious ly one can deve lop a tas t e for a lmos t anyth ing.A food or dr ink’s r ea l i mpor tance i n your l i f e may be because of e veryth ing t ha t s ur rounds i t—t he cul tu re of i t.Fox a l so observes tha t,a longs ide i t s chemica l proper t i e s,tea i s a soc ia l space-f i l l e r.M any meaning less mo ments can be occup ied by tea and i t s re la ted even ts.__________70__________Whenever the Engl i sh fee l awk ward or unco mfor tab le i n a s oc ia l s i tua t ion,t hey cook t ea.。