2020學年第二學期徐匯區(qū)學習能力診斷卷

高三英語試卷2021.4

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I.ListeningComprehension

SectionAShortConversations

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendof

eachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

1.A.Lockthecomputerlablater.B.Leavewiththeman.

C.Buyanewlockforthecomputerlab.D.Showthemanwherethelabis.

2.A.Sheisverynervous.B.Shefeelscool.

C.Sheissadverymuch.D.Sheisgettingcalm.

3.A.They'llhaveacompetition.B.Thewomanispuzzledwiththeman'sdream.

C.Theyaretotalkaboutdreams.D.Themanistowaitforthewomaninhisdream.

4.A.Heistostandbeforethewoman.B.Hedoesn'tbelievetheprojectisrisky.

C.Hehaslostfaceintheproject.D.Heissupportiveofthewoman.

5.A.Theexamwastoodifficulttohim.B.Hedidn'tdoagoodjobintheexam.

C.Heblewsomethingintheexam.D.Hedidn'ttakepartinthefinalexam.

6.A.ThemanneedssomesuggestionsfromMrs.Janes.

B.Thewomanisavailableallthroughnextweek.

C.ThemanisonlyavailablenextTuesdaytomeetMrs.Janes.

D.ThemanwantstotalktoMrs.Janesabouthisexamgrade.

7.A.ShethoughtJaneandPetersplitup.B.ShewantedtomakeitupforJaneandPeter.

C.ShewantedtohaveaquarrelwithJane.D.ShewashappyaboutJaneandPeter.

8.A.Hermoodischangeable.B.Shedoesn'tlikeMichael.

C.Sheisworriedaboutherfather.D.SheenviesMichaelhavinganewhouse.

9.A.Teacherandstudents.B.Policewomanandthief.

C.Motherandson.D.Employerandemployee.

10.A.Heisnotsurewhatcoursetotake.B.Hemaynotmeetthegraduationrequirements.

C.Themathcourseistooshort.D.Thegraduationdatehasbeenchanged.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillhearseveraltwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,and

youwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachoftheconversationandthepassage.Theconversation

andthepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouheara

question,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.50millionpeople.B.150millionpeople.

C.500millionpeople.D.115millionpeople.

12.A.Becauseitwouldcostmoretoharvestthefood.

B.Becausethefoodinthefieldwouldbesoldout.

C.Becausepeopleprefermeatanddairy.

D.Becausetheydidn'tknowhowtostorethefood.

13.A.Becausethecostonfoodaccountsforasmallpartofthefamilybudgetineverycountry.

B.Becausetheydidn'tcareaboutthecostonfood.

C.Becausetheycouldgetmoremoneyonfoodfromthegovernment.

D.Becausetheywerejustfondofleftovers.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Acustomer'sdemands.

B.Thepredictionofacustomer'swords.

C.Thepreparationofsomekeywordsacustomermayuse.

D.Therehearsalofsomeanswersinfreetime.

15.A.Youjusttellthecustomerthatyoucan'tunderstandandlethimgo.

B.Youshouldguesswhatthecustomeristalkingaboutbygraspingsomekeywords.

C.Youjustletthecustomerpickanythinghewantsatwill.

D.Youaresupposedtousesignlanguagetocommunicate.

16.A.TotellpeoplelearningEnglishisnoteasy.

B.ToteachEnglishlearnerstoenhancetheirlisteningskills.

C.TohelpEnglishlearnerstopredictwhattheywillhear.

D.TointroducesomeoralEnglishstrategiesincommunication.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Usedthelibrarysearchengine.B.Reservedsomebooks.

C.Readthebooksabouthisresearch.D.Beenonalibraryintroductiontour.

18.A.7daysperweekB.5daysperweekC.2daysperweekD.1dayperweek

19.A.Usethecomputers.B.Signupforalibrarytour.

C.Findtheelectricalengineeringbooks.D.MeetMarkTaylor.

20.A.Ataround12:15.B.Ataround12:30.C.Ataround1:00.D.Ataround2:00.

ILGrammarandvocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Cosmicraysaremysterious,high-chargedatomicparticlestravelingthroughspaceatthespeed

oflight,(21)havepuzzledscientistsforyears.ButforYangJia,amemberoftheNational

CommitteeofChinesePeople'sPoliticalConsultativeConference(CPPCC),China'stoppolitical

advisorybody,theabilitytoseeandstudythem(22)helpgenerateinterestinscienceand

spaceamongschoolchildren.

Cosmicrays,first(23)(discover)in1912,havebeenanenigmaforyears,buttheir

detectabilitymeanstheycanbestudiedbymiddleandhighschoolstudentswithabasicknowledge

ofphysics.

Yang,alsoaprofessorandamemberoftheJiusanSociety,ademocraticpoliticalparty,

proposedfurther(24)(promote)thestudyofcosmicraysonschoolcampusesatthisyear's

TwoSessions.

"It'sawonderfulidea.IheardapresentationfromascientistZhangChuang,andIwasquite

excited.Ithinkitisawonderfulway(25)(share)theirknowledgewithyoungpeople.At

thattime,IheardinLosAngeles,therewerealready80highschoolshavingsuchextracurriculums,

andinItaly,therewere50.ButinChina,therewerejustafew,"saidYang.

AnorganizationcalledCampusCosmicRayObservationCollaboration(26)(establish)

inSeptember2020topromotetheidea.Zhang,headoftheorganization,saidtheyplantobuildmore

stationsonschoolcampusesacrossChina.

"We'vebeenworkingonbuildingmoreobservationstationsoncampuses.Atthemoment,we

havethreeinDongzhimen,andweplantosetupmore.Nowweareworkingwiththreeschoolsto

buildsuchstations.Wealsotrytoputourexistingdataonthewebsitesothatstudentscancarryout

relatedstudieswithopenaccess,'1saidZhang.

(27)cosmicrayobservationbelongstothefieldoffrontierphysics,expertssay

introducingittothecampushelpspopularizescienceamongstudents.

ChinesescientistShenChangquan,79,(28)(guide)DongzhimenHighSchool

workshopforsevenyearssincehisretirement.Hesaidsuchactivitiescanhelpincreaseyoung

students9interestinscience.

“Byexposingstudentstocutting-edgescience,studentscanstandontheshouldersofgiantsand

touchawiderworld.It'snotabout(29)beingscientists.It'sjustthatalotofadvanced

equipmenttodayrequiresphysicsknowledge,andimprovingthephysicslevelofallpeopleisvery

important,"saidShen.

Talkingaboutthefutureoftheproposal,Yangsaidsheislookingforwardtoseeingmore

dialoguebetweentopscientistsandstudentsinChina.Shesaidtheyareoptimistic,and

(30)thedifficultiesahead,thedriveforhumanstofullyunderstandtheunknowncannever

bestopped.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonly

once.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.collectivelyB.engineC.convincedD.contribute

E.distributeF.envisionedG.addressH.increasingly

I.seeminglyJ.engagementK.initiative

Oceanplastichasbecomeadefiningproblemofourtime,andachallengetotheworld's

brightestthinkersandinnovators.Withasignificantportionofplasticwasteenteringthroughrivers,

theAlliancetoEndPlasticWasteissupportingtheworkofRenewOceanto(31)thelack

ofwasteinfrastructureindevelopingregions.

ResearchpublishedinEnvironmentalScience&Technologyin2017showsthatrivers

(32)dumpanywherefromahalftothreemilliontonsofplasticintotheseaseveryyear.

Accordingtothedata,tenriversalonecarry93percentoftheriver-borneplasticsthatendupinthe

ocean.Tohelppreventthisplasticwastefromreachingtheocean,theAlliancetoEndPlasticWaste

willsponsorRenewOceans,alocalized(33)andinvestmentprojectfocusedon

high-leakagerivers.AsaFoundingGlobalOceansSponsor,theAlliancewill(34)its

materialsandlogistics(物流)capabilities.TheNationalGeographicSocietyhasalsosupportedthe

RenewOceans(35).

RenewOceansispartoftheRenewologypartnership,abrainchildofPriyankaBakaya.

GrowingupinAustralia,Bakayabecamefascinatedbyscience,chemistry,andtheenvironment.

TripstoIndiaasachild(36)heroftheneedtodosomethingpositiveforanenvironment

(37)strainedbyplasticwaste.AtStanfordUniversity,shebecameawareofsocial

entrepreneurshipandcontinueddevelopingherideasforendingplasticwasteinbusinessschoolat

MIT.

HowdoesRenewOceansplantotacklea(n)(38)insurmountable(難以克服的)

problem?First,using”力根以也專利的)“biofbnce“technologydesignedbyRenewology,plastic

wasteiscollectedasitflowsdownriversandbranches.ReFencesdiverttheplasticandthuskeepit

fromaccumulatingandenteringtheocean.As(39),theprogramhasmajorsidebenefits.

Theplasticcollectedacrossthedevelopingworldwillbeconvertedintofuel,whilewastepickers

willreceivecompensationdirectlytiedtothefuelgeneratedfromtheplastictheycollect.

Renewologycanbecomeapowerful(40)forempoweringlocalcommunities

whilecleaninguptheworld'strashandprovidingnecessaryfuel.

HI.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Todaywecontinueourseriesonecologyandconservationwithalookataparticularly

endangeredmemberoftheblackbearfamily.Oneintenblackbearsis(41)bornwitha

whitecoat,whichistheresultofa/an(42)genethatsurfacesinafew.Localpeoplehave

namedit4thespiritbear'.Andaccordingtothelegendsofthesecommunities,itssnowyfurbrings

withitaspecialpower.Becauseofthis,ithasalwaysbeenhighly(43)bythem——somuch

thattheydonotspeakofseeingittoanyoneelse.Itistheirwayofprotectingitwhenstrangersvisit

thearea.

Thewhitebear's(44)isquiteinteresting.Thebear'sstrongrelationshipwiththe

old-growthrainforestisacomplexone.Thewhitebearreliesonthehugecenturies-oldtreesinthe

forestinmanyways.(45),theold-growthtreeshaveextremelylongrootsthathelp

preventerosion(腐蝕)ofthesoilalongthebanksofthemanyfishstreams.Keepingthese

banksundamagedisimportantbecausethesestreamsarehometosalmon,whicharethebear'smain

food(46).Thebear'sfeedinghabitsnurturetheforest(47).Asthebearseat

thesalmon,theyabandontheskinandbonesingreatamountsontheforestfloor,whichprovide

vitalnutrients.Theseproducevegetationthat(48)thousandsofothertypesoflifeforms,

frombirdstoinsectsandmore.

Today,thespiritbearlivesoffthecoastoftheprovinceofBritishColumbiaonafewislands.

Thereisgreatconcernfortheirsurvivalsinceitisestimatedthatlessthantwohundredofthese

whitebearsremain.Thebestwaytoprotectthemistomakeeveryefforttopreservethe

(49)balanceoftheirforestenvironment—inotherwords,theirecosystem.

Thegreatest(50)tothebear'sexistenceisthelossofitshabitat.Overmanyyears,

loggingcompanieshavestrippedthelandby(51)alargenumberoftrees.Inaddition,they

havebuiltroadswhichhavefracturedtheareaswherethebearusually(52),and

manyhibernationsiteshavealsobeenlost.Theloggingofthetreesalongthestreamshasdamaged

theplaceswherethebearsfish.Tomakemattersworse,thenumberofsalmoninthosestreamsis

decliningbecausethereisnolegal(53)onfishingatthemoment.

Allthese(54)haveanegativeimpactonthespiritbear'sveryexistence,whichis

madeallthemorefragilebythefactthatreproductionamongthesebearshasalwaysbeen

(55)low.Whileitisimportanttomaintainthespiritbear'shabitat,therealsoneedstobe

moreemphasisonitsexpansion.Themoveisjustifiedasitwillalsocreatespaceforotherbearsthat

arelosingtheirhomes.

41.A.originallyB.actuallyC.speciallyD.cautiously

42.A.externalB.scarceC.circularD.special

43.A.justifiedB.threatenedC.regardedD.instructed

44.A.habitatB.behaviorC.habitD.data

45.A.MoreoverB.ForexampleC.InotherwordsD.Inaddition

46.A.originB.issueC.resourceD.source

47.A.bythewayB.inreturnC.tosomeextentD.onthecontrary

48.A.stimulatesB.owesC.originatesD.sustains

49.A.typicalB.specificC.delicateD.original

50.A.threatB.symbolC.signD.effect

51.A.callinginB.cuttingdownC.pushingaroundD.wearingout

52.A.feedsB.sleepsC.revealsD.indicates

53.A.possibilityB.ambitionC.limitD.law

54.A.doubtsB.influencesC.guaranteesD.continues

55.A.optimisticallyB.reliablyC.fundamentallyD.disappointingly

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

A

NotenoughAmericanstudentswanttobeengineers,mathematicians,orscientists.Thefederal

governmentwantstochangethat.Theyarespendingmoneytodoit.Thegovernmentwillinvest

threebilliondollarsintheeducationofyoungAmericansinscience,technology,engineeringand

math.ThefourareastogetherarekownasSTEM.ManyjobsintheSTEMfieldswillopeninthe

comingyears.TheU.S.government'sinvestmentaimstoincreasethenumberofAmericanswho

cantakethosejobs.YetgirlsappearfarlessinterestedinSTEMsubjectsthanboys.Only25percent

ofSTEMstudentsaregirls.DebbieSterlingisanengineer.Sheinventedaconstructiontoyforgirls.

ThenameofthetoyisnGoldieBlox.uMs.SterlinghopesGoldieBloxwillhelpgirlsdevelopskills

inspaceandshapes,whichhelpengineersandbuilderstothinkaboutobjectsinthreedimensions.

Tointerestgirls,Sterlingcreatedthecharacter"Goldie.'1Goldiedoesnotcareaboutbeautyor

clothes.Goldietellsstories,solvesdifficultproblemsandcreatesimaginaryworlds.

Miaisaseven-year-oldgirlwholikesscience.Inherroom,shehasnofashiondolls.Instead,

shehasapegboard,wheels,blocksandaninventor'sjournaltowriteherobservations.Miareceived

asetofGoldieBloxfromhergrandmother.Shelearnedtomakemachinewiththeblocks.

"Whenmygrandmotherfirstsentmethepresent,aspinningmachine,Iwasreallyexcited.I

knewithadtodowithengineering,soIgrabbedtheboxandopenedit.ThenIwentformore1

wenttothewebsite;IwentonYouTubetofindmorevideos.MymomaskedmewhyIwasjust

watchingvideosinsteadofbuilding.ItoldherIdicin'thaveenoughpieces.Shegotmethe

buildersurvivalkit."

ExpertssayparentsshoulddomorethanjustbuytoystointeresttheirgirlsinSTEMsubjects.

Theyshouldalsoprovideagoodeducation.Atschool,girlsshouldparticipateinprojectsthat

requireteamworkandcreativethinking."

Womeninscientificandtechnicaljobsarealsoworkingtoencourageyoungwomentoexplore

STEM.OneisAnuTewary.ShestudiedAppliedPhysicsandworkedfortechnologycompanies.

Aftershehadadaughter,shestartedTechnovatiChallenge.Thechallengeisaninternational

competitionforyoungwomenfrom10to18yearsold.

Thereisagoodchancethatsoon,moreyoungwomenusingmobilephoneswillalsobe

developingprogramsforthem.

56.WecanlearnaboutSTEMthat.

A.TheU.SgovernmentwillinvestinSTEMeducation.

B.ThemarketofSTEMwillbehighlycompetitive.

C.GirlslikeSTEMbetterthanboys.

D.Stemstandsforscience,technology,economy,andmath.

57.WhydoesMialikeGoldieblox?

A.BecauseGoldiecaresaboutbeauty.

B.Becausehergrandmotherfirstsentherthepresent.

C.BecauseMialikesengineering.

D.Becausetherearevideostowatch.

58.WhatshouldbedonetohelpgirlstobemoreinterestedinSTEM?

A.Parentsshouldbuymoregiftsforthem.

B.Schoolsshouldbeencouragedtosetupcoursesaboutteamworkandcreativethinking.

C.WomeninSTEMjobsshouldencouragethemtojoin.

D.Moremobilephoneprogramshouldbedevelopedforthem.

B

Onedictionarybroadlydefinestheword“crisis"as"acrucialturningpointintheprogressofan

affairorofaseriesofevents,asinpolitics,business,astory,orplay...^^Thispaperwillattemptto

defineamuchnarrowerbutextremelysignificantaspectofcrisis:personalcrisis.

Sometimesourmoreorlesssteadyprogressthroughlifecomestoajolting（止步）.

Somethingunexpected,shocking,frightening,threatening,anddisastroushappens--acrisis.Sucha

developmentcandisturbrelationships,interferewithworkefficiency,andcauseconfusion,

disorganization,andseriousemotionalupheaval（劇變）.Solutionsthathaveworkedforusin

solvingpastproblemsnolongerproveadequate.Asanxietyincreases,ourpowerstocopewithit

correspondinglydecrease.Thecrisisquicklyleadstofrustration;wefeelhelplesseithertoescape

fromtheproblemortoresolveitsuccessfully.

Manypeoplethinkofcrisisasbeingconnectedonlywithunhappyorunpleasantevents.Thisis

notthecase.Crisiscanoccurasaresultofanychange,evenonethatisgenerallywelcomed:

marriage,birthofachild,graduationfromschoolorcollege,orelectiontopublicoffice.

Crisesaregenerallyoftwotypes.First,therearetheexpected,maturationalcriseswe

experienceattimesoflifedevelopmentandchange.Examplesofthisincludeachild'sfirst

enrollmentinschoolorhistransferatalateragetonewschool.Theseeventsmayprecipitate（促成）

acrisis-bothfbrtheyoungsterandhisparents.Anothertimewhencrisiscanbeexpectedisduring

adolescence.

Thesecondtypeofcrisisistheunexpected,accidentalkind.Thiscanstemfrommanysources:

becominginvolvedinalegalsuit,havinganautomobilescrash,beingfiredfromajob,losingalarge

sumofmoney,orfallingsuddenlyill.Severeillnesswillcreateacrisisnotonlyfortheindividual

concernedbutalsoforhisfamily.Andanillnessmayitselfbecausedbyanemotionalcrisis,suchas

thedeathofaspouse,offspring,orsibling.

Inarecentattitudesurvey,researchersgatheredinformationtodeterminewhichcrisissituations

inlifeweremostlikelytoprecede（領先于）illness.Thestudyshowedthatthethreemoststressful

lifeeventsweredeathofaspouse,divorce,andmaritalseparation.Othereventsthatfelltowardthe

topofthecrisisscalewereajailterm,deathofaclosefamilymember,personalinjuryorillness,

marriage,losingone'sjob,maritalresolution,retirement,changeinthehealthofafamilymember,

pregnancy,gainofanewfamilymember,businessreadjustment,andchangeinfinancialstate.

59.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthemostproperdefinitionof“crisis”?

A.Apointormomentofgreatdanger,difficulty,oruncertainty.

B.Acrucialturningpointintheprocessofanaffairorofaseriesofevents,eitherexpectedor

unexpected.

C.Thetimeinaseriousillnessatwhichthereisasuddenchangeforbetterorworse.

D.Aresultofchange.

60.AllthefollowingmaybecausesofacrisisEXCEPT.

A.pregnancyB.graduationfromhighschool

C.steadyprogressthroughlifeD.adolescence

61.Theword<€maturationaF,inline1Paragraph4mostprobablymeans.

A.relatedtogrowthB.relatedtoyoungsters

C.pleasantD.welcomed

62.Illness,intheauthor'sopinion,iscrisis.

A.acauseofB.aresultof

C.neitheracausenoraresultofD.eitheracauseoraresultof

C

InJapan,wherecareeropportunitiesfbrwomenarefew,wheredivorcecanmeanalifeof

hardship,andwheremostfemalenamesarestillformedusingawordforchild,awoman's

independencehasalwayscomeatasteepprice.

Notionsofwomen'sliberationhavenevertakenrootamongJapanesewomen.Butwith

inadequateopenconflict,thepushforseparateburialsisquietlybecomingoneofthecountry's

fastestgrowingsocialtrends.InarecentsurveybytheTBStelevisionnetwork,20percentofthe

womenwhorespondedsaidtheyhopedtobeburiedseparatelyfromtheirhusbands.

ThefuneraryrevoltcomesaswomenhereannoyatJapan'sslowpaceinprovidinggreater

equalitybetweenthesexes.Thelaw,forexample,stillmakesitalmostimpossibleforawomanto

usehermaidennameaftermarriage.Meanwhile,divorceratesarelowbyWesternstandards,

becauseachievingfinancialindependenceorevenobtainingacreditcardinone'sownnameisan

insurmountableobstacleformanydivorcedwomen.Untilrecently,societyenforcedrestrictionson

womenevenindeath.UnderJapan'scomplexburialcustoms,divorcedorunmarriedwomenwere

traditionallyunwelcomeinmostgraveyards,wherep/ofs（/J、塊土地）arestillpasseddownthrough

thehusband'sfamilyanddescendantsmustprovidemaintenanceforburialsitesorlosethem.

“Thewomanwhowantedtobeburiedalonecouldn'tfindagraveyarduntilabout10yearsago,“

saidHaruyoInoue,asociologistofdeathandburialatJapanUniversity.Shesaidthatgraveyards

whichdidnotrequiredescendantstomaintain,inordertoaccommodatewomen,beganappearingin

around1990.Today,shesaidthattherearecloseto400ofthesecemeteriesinJapan.Thatisjustone

signofstirringamongJapanesewomen,whoarealsopressingforthefirsttimetochangethelawto

beabletousetheirmaidennamesaftermarriage.

Althoughcreditgoesbeyondanyindividual,manywomenciteJunkoMastubara,apopular

writeronwomen'sissues,withiwnitin。thetrendtoseparatesexburials.Startingthreeyearsago,

Ms.Matsubarahasbuiltanassociationofnearly600women--somedivorced,someunhappily

married,andsomedeterminedlysingle-whoplantoshareacommonplotcurbedoutofan

ordinarycemeteryinthewesternsuburbofChofu.

63.Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?

A.HowtochangeJapan'scomplexburialcustoms.

B.Japanesewomen'seffortstowinsexequality.

C.Socialandgovernmentalobligationineliminatingsexinequality.

D.HowJapaneselawspreventJapanesewomenfrombeingburiedalone.

64.FromthefactthatdivorcecanmeanalifeofhardshipforJapanesewomen,wecaninferthat

A.ManyJapanesewomenhavealowsocialstatus.

B.It'sanout-datedcustomforJapanesewomentobehousewives.

C.ManyJapanesewomenhaveabadrelationshipwiththeirhusbands.

D.ManyJapanesewomenlivetogetherwiththeirhusbandsinperfectharmony.

65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefuneralrevoltinJapanisNOTtrue?

A.MoreandmoreJapanesewomenprefertobeburiedseparatelyfromtheirhusbands.

B.Japan'scomplexburialcustomsmakeitmoredifficultforJapanesewomentobeburied

separately.

C.MoreandmoreJapanesewomenresorttodivorcetowinthevictoryoffuneralrevolt.

D.ItcomesastheresultofJapanesewomen'sdissatisfactionwithJapan'sslowpacein

providinggreatersexequality.

66.Themeaningoftheword“ignite”inthelastparagraphis.

A.toinitiateB.toreverseC.tosuggestD.tostrengthen

SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Microchipswilldeepenthisdynamic,asthey"literallygowiththeworkerwhenevertheygo”.

B.Chipping,thereby,hassweptacrosstheglobewithitsmagneticappeal.

C.Notalloftheattentionwaspositive,however.

D.Mostly,theyhavebeenusedtoorganizewarehousesoridentifylostpets.

E.Conqueredbythe“almighty"microchips,workersmaynolongerbetheirownmasters.

F.Forthiscommunity,thechipsignifiesanall-in-onecombinationofbiologyandtechnology.

TheRiseofMicrochipping

OnAugust1,2017,workersatThreeSquareMarket,acompanyspecializinginvending

machines,linedupintheofficecafeteriatobeimplantedwithmicrochips.Oneafteranother,they

heldoutahandtoatattooistwhopushedarice-grainsizedimplantintothefleshbetweentheir

thumbandforefinger.Thegroupimplantevent,organizedbycompanymanagement,fittedinto

ThreeSquareMarket'slonger-termvisionofacashlesspaymentsystemfortheirvending

machines—workplacesnackspurchasedwithaflickofthewrist.Thetelevised“chippingparty"was

pickedupbymedia