2022屆上海市徐匯區(qū)高三下學(xué)期4月二模英語（時間120分鐘 總分140分）ListeningComprehensionSectionAShortConversationsDirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.A.Chicago. B.SanFrancisco. C.Boston. D.London.A.February13rd. B.February27th. C.March1st. D.March3rd.A.Motherandson. B.Policemanandthief.C.Bossandsecretary. D.Dentistandpatient.A.Shelovesthisbeautifulworld. B.Sheprefersthejunkfoodsomuch.C.Shewantstoenjoythebeautyoftheworld. D.Shehasnoreasontocherishthejunk.A.Becausesheneedsthemoneytopayforhertravelingabroad.Becauseshewantstohelpthemaninhissupermarket.Becauseshecangetmorecashesforhereducationincollege.Becauseshelikestheman’soffertohelpinthesupermarket.A.Thebearfeelshotatthemoment. B.Thebearstretchesitsbodyforexercise.C.Thebearconservesfatforthecomingwinter. D.Thebearmustbeenjoyingthesunshine.A.Heisdoingwellinhisproject. B.Hedoesn’tthinkhighlyofthefutureofhisproject.C.Hebelievestherearestillhopes. D.Hehopestobeslimmerafterdoingtheproject.A.Thewoman’sideaistobewellconductedunderaniceplan.Thewoman’sideaistoofreshtobepractical.Thewoman’sproposalisn’tfreshenough.Thewoman’sprojectishardtorealize.A.Thegirlisinterestedinthosehome-grownflowers.Thegirlislikelytopasstheflowerstoherfather.Thefatheristohelpgrowsomeflowersinthegarden.Thefatherisreadytotalktothegirl’steacher.A:Theyhaveatalkabouttheolddays.Theyhaveadrinkwheretheymetthefirsttime.Theyhavethosegoodolddaysback.Theyhaveanewcaféopenedwheretheymetfirstly.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Beingararefish,thevaquitaisattheedgeofextinction.Generally,avaquita’slifeexpectationisovertwodecades.Geneticmodificationcouldbetheonlywaytosavevaquitas.VaquitaswerefirstdiscoveredbySpanishin1958.A.ItbannedthefishermenfromusingfixednetsintheGulfofCalifornia.Itbannedthefishermenfromfishingvaquitas.ItspoliceforceworkedwithSeaShepherdtofeedvaquitas.Itinspectedlocalfishermentostopillegalfishing.A.HefoundedtheNaturalResourcesDefenseCouncil.Itwasgreattotellvaquitasgoodstories.Allworkwouldbemeaninglesswithoutcontinuousefforts.Thepartiesshouldrecordtheiractionswithcameras.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Birdsindifferentpostures. B.Visitorstothoselakesandwetlands.parksalongtheYellowRiver. D.Thelivelinessandbeautyofnature.posturesaretoostunning.B.Badweatherandsometerriblewildcreatures.D.Localresidents’complaintsontheiractions.birdsareareflectionoftheimprovedenvironment.Takingpicturesofwildlifeisnotasdifficultasexpected.Yuegotrichthroughpostingbirdphotosonsocialmedia.Thelocalssetmanyhabitatsforbirdsontheirmigrationroutes.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.A.Torequestanextensiononadeadline B.ToreceiveadviceabouttimemanagementC.Toaskforhelpinwritingatermpaper D.ToexplainhisabsencefromhistoryclassA.Shewasarrestedbycampuspolice. B.Hermother’shealthconditionwasworrying.C.Shecaughtthefluandmissedschool. D.Herdogateherhistorytermpaper.A.Heisconfidentthatthestudent'sexcusewillbereasonable.Heispositivethatthestudentisabouttotellhimalie.Heisangrythatthestudentisaskinghimforafavor.Heisdoubtfulthatthestudentreallyhasarealexcuse.A.Thestudenthasfinishedaroughdraftofhertermpaper.Theprofessoragreestoletthestudentturninherpaperattheendoftheweek.ThestudentiswritingabouttheCivilWar.Thestudentaskstheprofessortocheckherwriting.GrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.thecoffeeroom,communalbirthdaycakesorasharedwalktothecarparkattheendofthedayprovidedbriefmomentstoconnectoutsidedailytasks.(21) peopledidn’tdirectlyworktogetherorweren’tonthesameteam,employeeshadatleastsomecolleaguestoexchangeafewcasualwordswiththroughouttheworkday.Theswitchtoremotework(22) (change)thatrecently.Now,employeesworkviavirtualchannels:theyinteractwiththepeopletheysharetaskswith.Formany,thereisnowork-relatedreasontoseekoutcolleagues(23) aren’tconnectedtotheirrolesandworkloads,andmanypeople’sworkworldshaveshrunk–nomore‘justbecause’chatstothewomaninITorguyinaccounts.Colleagueswhousedtobesmall–butimportant–partsofworkers’officelivesarenoweffectivelyghosts.It’sclearthisimpactsworkers;researchshowsmanyremoteemployeesfeellessconnectedtotheirteamsandcompanies.Solvingtheproblemisdifficult–afterall,SlackingorZoomingaco-workeryoudon’tknowwell,fornowork-relatedreason,couldfeeldecidedlyodd.Yetfindingways(24) (restore)thesepost-pandemicworkcommunities(25) bekeytoongoingwellbeingatwork.AstudybyateamofUSacademicsandMicrosoftresearchersanalysedemaildatasentfrom1.4billionprofessionalemailaccountsacrossthousandsoforganisations,includingMicrosoft,betweenJuly2018andNovember2020,andidentifiedsimilarresults.Organisationalsilos(組織孤島)became(26) (define)duringthepandemic,andthesesilosalsobecamelessconnectedtoeachother(27) peopletalkedmainlytotheirownteammembers.Thistrendpersistedevenasthesilosthemselvesbecameunstable,forexamplewhenmembersleftthecompany.Whenthepandemicforcedasuddenswitchtofull-timeremotework,connectionswithcolleagueswereverydifferent.Theshiftcameasthecompanypreparedforagloballaunch,meaningtheworkloadwasintense.Insteadofbeingajoy,longvirtualmeetingswithexternalcontactsleftThomson(28) (drain).Interactionswithcolleagueswerereducedtodaily15-minutecheck-ins,asopposedtothecasualchatssheusedtohaveonandoffallday.“Itwasprettyproductive,(29) therewasn'tanydowntimeatall,”shesays.Theopportunitytochat,tojokeortohaveconversationshadbeensqueezedout.Contactwithsomeofherindirectcolleaguesandworkcontactsstoppedaltogether,(30) (shrink)hersocialcircleatwork.“Forthoseofuswhoaremoreextrovert,alotwaslost,”shesays.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.pressedB.candidateC.negativeD.improvementsE.technicallyF. ordinarilyG.modifiedH.reproduceI.identicalJ. effectivenessK. sufferersAfailedstudy,ahappyaccidentandapromisingtreatmentforblindnessInthetextbooks,scienceissimple.Youcomeupwithanidea,putittothetest,andthenacceptitorrejectitdependingonwhatyourexperimentsreveal.Intherealworld,though,thingsarerarelythatstraightforward,asapaperjustpublishedinScienceTranslationalMedicineshows.ThediseaseinquestionisLeberhereditaryopticneuropathy(LHON).Adefectivegeneinapatient’smitochondria—thetinystructuresthatprovideacell’senergy—causesretinalcellstodie.Thatleadstosuddenandrapidlossofsight,withmany(31) becominglegallyblindwithinayear.Itaffectsbetweenonein30,000andonein50,000people.Menintheir20sand30sareparticularlysusceptible.Treatmentislimitedandnotquiteeffective.LHONisagood(32) forgenetherapy,aformofgeneticengineeringwhichaimstoreplacethedefectivegenewithaworkingone.Withthatinmind,DrYu-Wai-Man,anophthalmologistatCambridgeUniversity,andhiscolleaguesloadedupa(an)(33) viruswithacorrectedcopyofthegeneandinjecteditintotheirpatients’eyes.ManyvirusescaninserttheirgenesintotheDNAoftheirhosts.Thatis(34) abadthing,becausecellssosubverted(破壞)producemorecopiesofthevirus.Inthiscase,thehopewasthatinfectionwouldbeagoodthing.Thedefangedviruscouldnot(35) .Butitwascapableofreplacingthedamagedgenewithaworkingcopy.Mostmedicalstudiesmakeuseofacontrolgroup,againstwhichthe(36) ofthetreatmentcanbemeasured.Here,theresearcherscontrolledtheexperimentbyinjectingonlyoneofeachpatient’seyes--chosenatrandom--withthevirus.Theothereyewasgivenashaminjection,inwhichasyringe（注射器）was(37) againsttheeyes,butnothingcameoutofit.Usingtwoeyesinthesamepatientmakesforaperfectcontrol:theirgeneticmake-upis(38) ,andanyconfusinglifestylefactorsareremovedfromtheequation.Theresearchershadhopedtoseeabigimprovementinthetreatedeyes,comparedwiththeuntreatedones.Theydidnot,andforthatreasonthestudyfailedinitsprimaryobjective.Instead,inmorethanthree-quartersoftheirpatients,theysawsubstantial(39) inbotheyes.Onthefaceofit,thatwasbizarre.Onlyoneeyehadreceivedthetreatment,afterall.Thevirus,itseems,hadfoundawaytotravelfromoneeyetotheother,probablyviatheopticnerve.Althoughithadahappyoutcomeinthiscase,theprospectofagene-therapyvirustravellingtoplacesitisnotintendedtogomightworryregulators.And,thoughthestudywas(40) afailure,itspracticalsuccessmeansthataneffectivetreatmentforLHONmayatlastbeinreach.GenSightBiologics,thecompanythathasdevelopedthetreatment,hasalreadysentitsresultstoEurope’smedicalregulator.Ithopestohearbackbytheendof2021.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Withvigorouspromotionandextensiveparticipationoverthepasttwoyears,wastesortingisanewtrendthathasreshapedtheimageofcampusesacrossBeijing.“Inthepast,sanitationworkerssortedthegarbagenexttothetrashcansnearthedormitory,(41) adisgustingodor.Onwindydays,thetrashwasblowneverywhereandwealways(42) arounditwithourhandscoveringournoses,”saysSunJiajing,asophomoreatBeijingForestryUniversity.“Now,wearemoreactiveinclassifyingwaste.”SincearevisedguidelineonhouseholdwastedisposalinBeijingwas(43) onMay1,2020,manystudentshaveseentheircampusestakeonanewlookthatismorepleasant,tidyandappealing.AtBeijingForestryUniversity,aboutoneinfourstudentsaretrash-sortingvolunteers.IntheBeijingNo20HighSchool,binstorecyclewasteareplacedoneachfloorandstudentsondutywillsettheirwitstoturningtrashinto(44) .“Ireceivedtrainingontrashclassificationbeforetakingontheroleasheadofthetrash-sortingstation.Myjobistoremindeveryonetoclassifywasteandrecycletothebest(45) ,”saysDingShuyi,astudentattheschool.AsChinapushes(46) the“doublereduction”educationpolicy,whichaimstoeasetheburdenof(47) homeworkandoff-campustutoringforprimaryandmiddleschoolstudents,understandingofwastesortinghasbeenfusedintoacademicteachingviavariousinnovativeapproaches.“OurChineseteachersencouragestudentstowritepoetries(48) onwasteclassification,mathteachersleadthemtodomathontopicssuchaswaterconservation,whileourmusicteachersa‘wastesorting’dancewiththestudents,”saysZuoChunyun,principalofaprimaryschoolinthesuburbanTongzhoudistrictofthecapital.Zuoaddsthatstudentsinseniorclasseswilljointrash-sortingprojectsandmapout(49) theformofhandwrittennewspapersandmindmaps.Decorationsmadefromrecycledmaterialsareexhibitedintheschool’scorridors.ThesamescenecanbeseeninQianjinPrimarySchool,Haidiandistrict.“Garbagecanbeturnedinto(50) ,”saysWangLiping,theprincipal.“Wehaveraised100,000yuan($15,760)ofcharityfundsbyencouragingstudentsandtheirparentstorecyclewaste,andthemoneywasusedtopurchasemoviescreensforschoolsinHotan,Xinjiang.”AccordingtoLiuJianguo,aprofessoratTsinghuaUniversity,theimplementationofgarbagesortingdependsonthe(51) participationandunremittingeffortsofsociety,whichisconducivetothe(52) ofsocialcivilization.“Wideparticipationofstudentsandschoolstaffwillhelppromotegarbagesortingtobecomeanewfashioninsociety,”addsLiu.Officialdatashowsthatover90percentoftheresidentsinBeijinghaveparticipatedinwasteclassification,andabout85percentcan(53) categorizethegarbage.Butstill,relevantdepartmentsare(54) tofurtherraisetheratio.“Ournextmovewillbemoreprecisesupervisionofgroupsthatdid(55) poorerjobsinsortingoutgarbage,”saysastafferwiththeBeijingMunicipalCommissionofUrbanManagement.41.A.smellingB.generatingC.eliminatingD.generalizing42.A.skirtedB.migratedC.flewD.hung43.A.proposedB.celebratedC.implementedD.issued44.A.actionB.cashC.garbageD.waste45.A.extentB.elementC.extensionD.initiative46.A.forwardB.aroundC.roughlyD.blindly47.A.decisiveB.excessiveC.inclusiveD.academic48.A.scheduledB.integratedC.proposedD.themed49.A.instructionsB.distributionsC.solutionsD.anticipations50.A.sourcesB.suppliesC.demandsD.resources51.A.intensiveB.aggressiveC.successiveD.extensive52.A.promotionB.interventionC.additionD.communication53.A.accuratelyB.narrowlyC.broadlyD.scarcely54.A.participatingB.supervisingC.strivingD.negotiating55.A.fantasticallyB.relativelyC.deliberatelyD.denselySectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AAhugecrowdhasgatheredtowatchChina'snewscientificresearchshipenterthewaterforthefirsttime.Thisship,equippedwithon-boardlabsandthelatestscientifickit,willeventuallyexploretheworld'soceans.ButitisalsogoingtohelpChinaplungebeneaththewaves:itwillserveasalaunch-padforsubmarinesthatcandivetothedeepestpartsoftheocean.“HumansknowmuchlessaboutthedeepoceansthanweknowaboutthesurfaceoftheMoonandMars.That'swhyIwanttodevelopthefacilityforoceanscientiststoreachthedeepseas,”saysProf.CuiWeicheng.HeisthedeanofdeepseascienceatShanghaiOceanUniversitybuthehasalsosetupaprivatecompanycalledRainbowFish,whichbuiltthenewresearchshipandisbusydevelopingsubmersibles.Oneofitsunmannedsubsreachedadepthof4,000m(13,000ft)initsmostrecenttrial.ButRainbowFish'sultimategoalismannedexplorationanditplanstotakehumanstotheverybottomoftheoceantheMarianaTrench,inthePacific,atadepthofnearly11,000m(36,000ft).Heshowsmearoundalife-sizemodelofthesubmarineandexplainsthatthereisroominsideforacrewofthree,whowillbeprotectedbyathickmetalsphere.”Atthemoment,weareinthedesignstage,sowearetestingseveralextremelyhigh-strengthmaterialsforit.”Itwillhavetobearimmensepressuresfromthecrushingweightofwaterabove.Ifthereareanyweaknesses,thesubmarinewillimplode.Thedeepestoceanisaplacefewpeoplehaveeverexperiencedfirst-hand.ThefirstdivetotheMarianaTrenchwascarriedoutin1960byUSNavyLieutenantDonWalshandSwissengineerJacquesPicard.Theirvessel,theBathyscapheTrieste,creakedandgroanedasitmadethedescent,takingnearlyfivehours.TheonlyothermannedexpeditionwascarriedoutbyHollywooddirectorJamesCameron,whotookasoloplungeinabrightgreensubmarinein2012.RainbowFishwantsitssubtobenext.Theteaminsistsitsventureisn'taboutpoliticsandthatitislookingtocollaboratewithAmerican,RussianandEuropeanscientists.Itis,though,acommercialoperation.Thecompanyplanstochargepeopletouseitsresearchshipandsubmarines,andistargetingthreegroups,saysmanagingdirectorDr.WuXin.“Thefirstisdefinitelythescientistswhoareinterestedinstudyingdeep-seascienceandtechnology.Thesecondgroupisoffshorecompaniesandoilcompanies.Thelastoneistouristsandadventurers[who]wanttogodownthemselvestohavealookatwhat'sgoingonthere,”hesays.ThiskindofentrepreneurialapproachmaybeanewmodelforscienceinChina.Deep-searesearchisadifficult,high-riskactivity-andmuchoftheoceanremainsunexplored.ButCui,whohopestobethefirstChinesepersontoreachtheMarianaTrench,believesthatChinacouldbethenationtotrulyopenupthisfinalfrontier.Whatfunctiondoesthenewscientificresearchshipserve?Asadeep-seafacilityfortouristadventuresAsasupplyshipforscientificexplorations.Asastationforobservinggiantsquid.Asalaunch-padforsubmarines.WhatisProf.CuiWeichengcurrentlydoing?Testinghigh-strengthmaterialsforbuildingsubmarines.Designingathickmetalsphereforbearingspacepressure.ChartingtheMarianaTrenchinthewesternPacificOcean.MakingplansforhisdivetothebottomoftheMarianaTrench.Whatdoes“thiskindofentrepreneurialapproach”inthelastparagraphmean?Prof.Cuidoesn'trelyongovernmentfunding.Insteadherunsafor-profitbusinessProf.Cuiisboldinhissubmarinedesign.Prof.Cui,whostartedthecompany,isaprofessor-turnedentrepreneur.Prof.Cuiisthefirsttoofferhisshipfortourists.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthispassage?Deep-seascienceandtechnology B.OceanexplorationC.Racetothedeep D.TherisingofRainbowFishBTheChinesepeopleattachgreatimportancetomianzi.ThereisnocorrespondingEnglishtermformianzi,butitsmeaningissomewherebetweenpayingattentiontoimageandhonor.IntheChineseastheroothavecomeintobeing,andallofthemreflectimportantaspectsofChineseculture.Haomianzi(tobeconcernedaboutimageandhonor)iswidelyregardedasacharacteristicChineseculturalfeature.WhenConfuciusacceptednewstudents2,500yearsago,heaskedthemtogiveafewkilogramsofdriedmeatastuition.Butthesagewassoconcernedaboutmianzithathecalledthedriedmeatpresents,nottuitionorfees.Haomianzireflectstheconceptofimageandhonor.InChina,thereisaprotocoltoeverythingwhichshouldbefollowedtoavoidembarrassment.Andhaomianziisallaboutavoidingembarrassment.Afewmonthsago,mywifegotaphonecallfromoneofherhighschoolclassmateslivinginaneighboringcity,invitinghertoherson'swedding.Mywifemadeseveralphonecallstofindouthowmuchthepresentforthebridegroomshouldbeworth.InChina,whenoneisinvitedtoattendawedding,abirthdaypartyoranyotherspecialoccasion,oneissupposedtobringwithhimorhersomepresent.Thevaluesofsuchpresentshavebeenchangingwithtime－fourdecadesago,itcouldbeanenamelbowl,athermosflaskorabedsheetbutnowthebestoptioniscash.Theamountshouldnotbetoosmall,orelseyoucouldbeconsideredamiser,ortoobigtobecomeaburdenonthereceivingparty,forhe/shehastogiftapresentofasimilaramountinreturnwhentheoccasionarises.Suchgiftsorpresents,inChinese,arecalledsuili,andgenerallyrangefromafewhundredyuantomorethan1,000yuan($156.96),dependingonthefamily'sincome.Aftermywifefoundoutthatthewidelyacceptedsumofsuiliinthecitywhereherformerclassmatelivedwas600yuan,sheputsix100yuanbillsinanenvelopeandsetofffortheneighboringcity.Giftinglessthan600yuanwouldhavemademywifediumianzi(loseface)whilebygiftingalotmorethanthat,shecouldhaveembarrassedtheotherguests.Happytoseemywife,herfriendsaidthefactthatshecomeallthewayfromBeijingtoattendtheweddingwassozhengmianzi(facegaining).Butherthankfulwordsalsoimpliedthatifmywifehadnotattendedthewedding,shecouldhavebeenblamedforbugeimianzi(notgivingface).TheChinesepeopleareveryseriousaboutmianzi.Therehavebeenreportsaboutimmigrantworkersspendinganentireyear'ssavingsonsuiliwhenreturninghomeforSpringFestivalduringwhichmanyweddingsareusuallyheld.Buttoday'syouthdonotcaremuchaboutmianzi.GoingDutchisbecomingpopular,especiallyamongwhitecollarworkerswhendiningoutortravelingtogether.Also,theyouthcanalwaysfindagoodreasontoskipceremoniesthatrequirethemtogiftsuili.Forthem,mianzidoesnotdependonhowotherslookatyoubutonyourownlevelofsatisfaction－beitfromcareerachievementsorhigh-qualityliving.WhywasConfucius’examplereferredtointhepassage?ToshowthatConfuciuswasalsoameatlover.Toidentifymianziasaculturalfeaturearoundtheworld.TohonourConfucius’kindnessinacceptingstudentsforfree.ToindicatethatConfuciuswasconcernedabouthisimageandhonour.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“protocol”mean?practice. B.taboo. C.embarrassment. D.conflict.Whatcanbeimpliedfromthepassage?Chinesetendtothinksuiliamustintheirlife,especiallytheyouth.Thevaluesofsuilihavebeensettledsincedecadesago.Chinesethinkofsuiliasaninevitableburdenoflife.Suilicanalsobetreatedasaderivativewordwithmianzi.CColorado;aplaceweusuallyassociatewithsnow-cappedmountainsandgreengrassymeadows,winterskiing,andkayakinginitsclear,mirror-likelakes.Butdidyouknowthestateisalsohometoa30-square-milesanddune(沙丘field?NestledontheeasternedgeoftheSanLuisValley,andbesidetheSangredeCristoMountains,thisfantasticlandscapefeaturesdunesthatareupto750feethighandareperfectforhiking,camping,andphotoopportunities.ThetallestsanddunesinNorthAmericaaresituatedinthediverselandscapeofwetlands,forests,mountainouslakes,tundra,andgrasslands–providingapatchworkofcolor.GreatSandDunesNationalParkandPreserveissounusualandunique,infact,thatitisaprotectedlandscapeundertheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.Thefourmaincomponentsofthesanddunesystemarethemountainwatershed,thedunefielditself,thesandsheet–aflatplotofsandwithlargegrains–andthesabkha–acoastalmudflatorsandflat.Theduneswereformedovertensofthousandsofyearsbysediments(沉積物)fromthesurroundingmountainsthatfilledthevalley.Inaddition,asthelakesinthevalleyretreated,exposedsandwasblownbythewinds,resultingindunes.Theparkwasoriginallylabelledaprotectedareabackin1932,byPresidentHoover,afterfearsofgoldminingorconcretemanufacturingalarmedresidentsofthenearbyAlamosaandMonteVistacities,whothenpetitionedCongressaskingforprotection.Theareawaseventuallyupgradedfromanationalmonumenttoanationalparkandpreservein2004.Itcontainsamind-boggling1.2cubicmiles–or5billioncubicmeters–ofsand.Evidenceofhumanhabitation,however,datesbackto11,000years,withthefirsthistoricpeoplestoinhabittheregionbeingtheSouthernUteTribes.Now,visitorshavenumerousactivitiestoenjoy–fromsandboardingandsandsleddingtofour-wheeldriving.Butthebestadventurecomesatnightfall;theadventurouscanbackpackoversanddunestopitchatentandenjoythestunningstarrynightskieswhenthesungoesdown.(Althoughbackpackerswillneedapermitandcanberequiredatthevisitor’scenter.)Thepark’selevationat8.200ftandrurallocationmakesitafavoritewithdarkskystargazers,withparkofficialsofferingspecialastronomyprogramsfromMaytoSeptember.Overnighterscanbaskinthestillsilence,indulgeinthisremote,isolatedregionofthecounty,andbesoothedtosleepbythewindwhistlingthroughthedunes.Ifyouwanttocampout,butbackcountryisn’trunbytheNationalParkService,with44sitesthatarefirst-come,first-served,withafurther44sitesthatcanbereserved.Byday,touristscanhiketothesummitofStarDune,thetallestduneinthepark,whileCrestoneNeedle,ClevelandPeak,andMountHerardalsoofferchallengingelevationclimbs.And,astheparkalsooffersspecialsandwheelchairs(it’srecommendedtoreserveoneinadvance),everyonecanenjoythisstunning,once-in-a-lifetimeexperienceinthesanddunesofColorado.Dunescameintobeingduetothefactthat .lakesinthevalleyswereblowndryduetotheclimatechangeinhistoryhumanoverexploitationofresourcesdrainedthewaterinthevalleythousandsofyearsofdepositsfrommountainsfilledthevalleydepositsfrommountainsandwindblowonthedrainedlakesplayedacommonroleTheduneareawastitledasareservationin1932because .PresidentHooverurgedpeopletohaveaplaceforhikingandcampingasarestoration.Thelocalsweredeeplyconcernedabouttheconsequencesofgoldminingontheenvironment.andMonteVistacitiesweretooobsessedwithgoldmining.PresidentHooverwantedtokeepthetallestdunesintheareaasaworldrecord.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .thesandfieldfeaturesitsdunesthatareupto750feethigh,arecordintheworldaccordingtotheSouthernUteTribes,theirancestorshadalreadyinhabitedinthesanddunefield11,000yearsagothepark’slocationandheightmakeituniqueforstargazerstoobservethenightskies88sitesforcampingareavailablefortouristsinsanddunesarea,withadvancedreservationrequiredWhat’sthebesttitleforthispassage?AFantasticPlaceforStargazers B.PresidentHoover’sDecisionC.CampingontheDunes D.ExploitationonDunesSectionC“However,therearesomecleardifferencesintheemphasisput“However,therearesomecleardifferencesintheemphasisputondifferentattributes,suchasthevalueplacedbytheChineseon‘guanxi’,thenetworkofconnectionsthatapersonhasbuiltup.”hesaid.Employersinbothcountriesvaluedthepersonalskillsofgraduatesseekingworkinhumanresources.TheChineseemployerssaidthepersonwhocouldcompleteajobandgetthingsdonewashighlyprizedThatisthequestionDr.TroyHeffernan,aseniorlecturerinmarketingattheUniversityofPlymouth,ThatisthequestionDr.TroyHeffernan,aseniorlecturerinmarketingattheUniversityofPlymouth,setouttoanswerthroughhisinvolvementinoneof13partnershipsbetweeninstitutionsintheUKandChina.Adraftofareporttobepublishedlaterthisyearshowsmarketingexecutivesinbothcountriesputahighemphasisongoodcommunicationskills.TheChinesegovernmentissuedacircularearlierthisyearurginguniversitiesandcollegestostrengthentheireffortsinpreparingstudentsfortheworkplace.China:MakingGraduatesEmployableUniversitiesinChinaarefacingsimilardemandstoimprovetheemployabilityoftheirgraduatesasthoseintheUK,newresearchamon