1 . GuiltyPleasures? No Such Thing

We know them when we see them: The TV shows and movies we love, even though we just know they’re bad. The trashy books we simply can’t _________. The awful earworms we hate to love.

Yes, these are our guilty pleasures — what some people consider the _________ food in our media diets. But if we enjoy them, why should we feel _________? We should be free to enjoy whatever we like! And as it turns out, these so-called “guilty” pleasures can actually be good for us, so long as they’re enjoyed in _________.

Taking a mental break and enjoying something that doesn’t require intense intellectual _________ gets us out of problem-solving mode, said Robin Nabi, a professor of communication at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who specializes inmedia effects and emotion. It can also improve our ability to productively deal with stressors and help us _________ more positively with other people.

If that’s true, then why do guilty pleasures get such a bad _________? Well, it’s not the addiction itself, but the _________ we have when talking about them. However, according to experts like Dr. Nabi, feeling guilty about or disparaging (贬低) activities we enjoy can _________ the benefits they offer us while getting rid of self-imposedembarrassment about our interests can be empowering and enrich our social lives, which is why it’s time to __________ “guilty pleasure” from our list of shames.

One important value of a guilty pleasure is the __________ it can create between people. “These shows are out there for a reason — they’re resonating(令人产生共鸣). Nabi said. He added that the connections we make with others who share our interests in such things “is not to be __________.”

__________, talking about what we enjoy can ease any remaining guilt and makes it easier to discover more things that bring us pleasure. Being able to talk __________ about what we love is more than just a way to spend the time，since it encourages us to justify our needs and be our true self.

Still, it’s best to follow the age-old advice our parents taught us: Everything in moderation. Though guilt can enhance pleasure in some cases, it can also push us to indulge in __________ we feel guilty about in others.

1.

A．turn down

B．take in

C．tear apart

D．put down

2.

A．junk

B．sugary

C．spiritual

D．transformative

3.

A．relaxed

B．guilty

C．helpless

D．alert

4.

A．mass

B．moderation

C．minimum

D．depression

5.

A．focus

B．superiority

C．quality

D．development

6.

A．struggle

B．charge

C．engage

D．persevere

7.

A．breakup

B．principle

C．condition

D．reputation

8.

A．consciousness

B．obligation

C．attitudes

D．requirements

9.

A．switch

B．receive

C．claim

D．decrease

10.

A．remove

B．discourage

C．distinguish

D．prevent

11.

A．conflict

B．difference

C．exchange

D．bond

12.

A．established

B．underestimated

C．found

D．strengthened

13.

A．In addition

B．On the contrary

C．All in all

D．Therefore

14.

A．enthusiastically

B．casually

C．openly

D．politely

15.

A．theories

B．behaviors

C．problems

D．relationships

2 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. advances       B. automation C. combed   D. comprehensive E. filled F. generated   G. modest     H. prior     I. thinned     J. underlie     K. unearth

Does technology replace more jobs than it creates? What is the net balance between these two things? Until now, that has not been measured. But a new research project led by MIT economist David Autor has developed an answer, at least for U.S. history since 1940.The study uses new methods to examine how many jobs have been lost to machine     1    , and how many have been generated through “augmentation(增强),” in which technology creates new tasks. Overall, the study finds, and particularly since 1980, technology has replaced more U.S. jobs than it has     2    .

“There does appear to be a faster rate of automation, and a slower rate of augmentation, in the last four decades, from 1980 to the present, than in the four decades     3    ,” says Autor.However, that finding is only one of the study’s     4    .The researchers have also developed an entirely new method for studying the issue, based on an analysis of thousands of U.S.censusjob categories in relation to a(n)     5     look at the text of U.S. patents over the last century. That has allowed them, for the first time, toquantifythe effects of technology over both job loss and job creation.

The study finds that overall, about 60 percent of jobs in the U.S. represent new types of work, which have been created since 1940.To determine this, Autor and his colleagues     6     through about 35,000 job categories, tracking how they emerge over time. They also used natural language processing tools to analyze the text of every U.S. patent filed since 1920. That allowed them to     7     links between new technologies and their effects on employment.

From about 1940 through 1980, for instance, jobs like elevator operator and typesetter(排字工人) tended to get automated. But at the same time, more workers —    8     roles such as shipping and receiving clerks, buyers and department heads, and civil and space engineers.  From 1980 through 2018, the ranks of cabinetmakers and machinists, among others, have been     9     by automation, while industrial engineers, and operations and systems researchers and analysts, have enjoyed growth.

Ultimately, the research suggests that the negative effects of automation on employment were more than twice as great in the 1980-2018 period as in the 1940-1980 period.There was a more     10    , and positive, change in the effect of augmentation on employment in 1980-2018, as compared to 1940-1980.

3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

In the fall of 1903, O. Henry was living in a room at the small Hotel Marty in New YorkCity. He had published a few stories in local magazines, but was still relatively unknown when editors at the New York World newspaper sent a young reporter     1     (track) down this mysterious writer. By the next day, O. Henry had an agreement with the newspaper to write one story a week for the magazine section of their Sunday edition. The World had     2     (large) daily circulation in the world, and O. Henry’s stories about New York life became immensely popular. By the time he left the newspaper after less than three years, O. Henry     3     (establish) his reputation as a gifted storyteller and master of surprise endings.

O. Henry was the pen name used by William Sydney Porter, who was born in North P. Carolina. At the age of twenty, he moved to Texas,     4     he held a variety of jobs, eventually becoming a bank teller. He married and became a reporter and columnist for the Houston Post. After a few years, his wife     5     (diagnose) with a serious infectious disease, and he was accused of illegally taking the money of the bank where he worked. Some people have claimed     6     he was stealing money to help pay his wife’s medical bills. O. Henry fled to Central America, but his wife was too ill to accompany him. Months later,     7     her worsening condition, he returned and turned himself in to the police. His wife soon died, and O. Henry spent three years in prison in Ohio. It was during his time in prison that he began writing the stories that would make him famous. W. S. Porter emerged from prison     8     O. Henry.

In 1902, O. Henry moved to New York City and started trying to sell his stories. In a few years his luck changed for the better, and his position with the New York World helped make him a     9     (celebrate) author. He published more than three hundred stories and gained worldwide acclaim. O. Henry’s stories are known for their plot twists and surprise endings. In fact, O. Henry’s own life ended with a “twist”—his funeral was somehow scheduled in the same church at the same time as someone else’s wedding! The O. Henry Award     10     (honor) the authors of the best stories printed each year in American magazines.

4 .

A．The two speakers are going to study abroad.

B．The woman is a tour guide.

C．The tour guide was born in New York.

D．The man is British.

5 .

A．The History Museum.

B．The Science Museum.

C．The Art Museum.

D．The Space Museum.

6 . Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生赵磊，你的外国朋友William一直对中国文化很感兴趣。近日，他在网上了解到有两个相关的线上节目（节目信息如下表所示），但他对节目选择有些茫然，想听听你的建议。请给William回复一封邮件，邮件内容须包括：
（1）推荐其中一个节目；
（2）通过比较两个节目的信息，说明你推荐该节目的理由。

节目名称	故宫里的国宝 Treasures of the Forbidden City	寻访中国美食 Exploring Chinese Cuisine
节目内容	介绍故宫里的国宝及其背后的故事	介绍中国传统美食及其烹饪方式
节目形式	纪录片	短视频
节目语言	英语解说 无字幕 (subtitles)	中文解说 英语字幕

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8 . The battle for women’s right to vote

One hundred years ago, British women were given the vote for the first time. How did it come about?

The first appeals for women’s right to vote in Britain date from the early 19th century. In 1818, in his Plan of Parliamentary Reform, Jeremy Bentham insisted that women should be given the vote. Women at the time had no political rights at all-they were deemed to be represented by their husbands or fathers. The old arguments prevailed. Women, it was said, were mentally less able than men; their “natural position” was in the home; they were unable to fight for their country, and thus undeserving of full rights; moreover, they simply didn’t want the vote. This was at least partly true. “I have never felt the want of a vote,” declared Florence Nightingale in 1867, while Queen Victoria condemned the “mad, wicked folly of women’s rights”. Even George Eliot was reluctant to back the cause.

It wasn’t until the second half of the 19th century that the first campaigning women’s groups were formed. Initially they focused on the lack of education, employment opportunities and legal rights for women(married women, at the time, had no independent legal standing); but the question of the vote gradually became central to their demands— both symbolically, as a recognition of women’s rights, and practically, as a means of improving women’s lives.

However, the women’s campaigning was still a subject of debate. While most historians agree that the campaigns were initially very effective in mobilizing women and highlighting injustices, a series of mass processions followed; more than 250,000 women protested in Hyde Park in 1908. Many were arrested and ill-treated; prisoners who went on hunger strike were brutally force-fed. Over time they became steadily more militant— smashing shop windows, setting fire to letter boxes, libraries and even homes. The PM, Herbert Asquith, an opponent of women’s votes, was attacked with a dog whip. Such use of violence was thought, certainly at the time, to have been unfavorable.

With the sacrifices of the First World War strengthening support for widening the right to vote generally, women suspended campaigning. More than a million women were newly employed outside the home— in munitions(军需品) factories, engineering works. Crucially, Asquith was replaced as PM by David Lloyd George, a supporter of votes for women. The Representation of the People Act 1918 was introduced by the coalition government and passed by a majority of 385 to 55, gaining the Royal Assent on 6 February 1918. Women over 30, who were householders or married to one, or university graduates, were given the vote.

1. Which of the following is NOT the reason why women were not qualified to vote?

A．Women had already enjoyed many political rights.

B．Women were too weak to fight against enemies.

C．Women were supposed to do housework and serve their husbands.

D．Women were not as intelligent as men.

2. According to the passage, why did women’s campaigning arouse debate?

A．Because it failed to mobilize women and emphasize injustices.

B．Because women were put in prison and abused during the protest.

C．Because all the emotional behaviors were regarded as improper.

D．Because most women didn’t want the vote.

3. The word “militant”(in Line 5, Para.4) probably refers to ______.

A．extreme

B．splendid

C．compassionate

D．noble

4. What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The first campaigning women groups were formed originally for the sake of legal rights.

B．The PM, Herbert Asquith, an opponent of women’s votes, committed suicide.

C．Women stopped protesting for their vote because they were offered more job opportunities.

D．All women can enjoy their right to vote since the introduction of People Act.

9 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Post-00s is a documentary about growing up, which covers almost every aspect of millennia’s experiences on their path toward adolescence—their struggles with school work, their relationship with peers and their growing desire     1     (keep) a distance from their parents. Over a period of 10 years, the show’s makers followed a group of kids from when they were infants through to when they became teenagers. In other words, the show’s “characters” grow     2     (old) for real, and their stories are all real.

But this five -episode series was different     3     any other TV program with a similar theme. “Coming-of-age” stories, as they’re known, have a special appeal. They     4    , to a large degree, satisfy our curiosity of looking at someone else’s life, and we become more and more attached to the characters     5     we truly know them. While we enjoy the truthfulness of the stories because nothing is set in advance, we can’t help     6     (feel) the cruelty of reality. After all, there’s no re-writing of the script (剧本) and there’s not turning back — this is real life.

The realness can also be seen in Boyhood, a 2014 film     7     won the Silver Bear award for best director at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. During a period of 12 years, the film follows the life of Mason Jr—    8     (play) by US actor Ellar Coltrane—from when he was 6 to when he finished high school.

One of Boyhood’s appeals comes from its “ordinariness”. Mason Jr isn’t some child genius. He is quietly spoken, fairly typical American boy, growing up in the Texas suburbs. Besides, he fancies     9     (ride) his bike.

    10     coming-of-age stories may look ordinary on the outside, they often allow us to look underneath the surface and see something extraordinary — the power of life itself.