A. made big money by developing games B. learned to develop apps by himself C. spent all his time on computer games D. taught adults to develop video games
72. Danny, a 16-year-old boy who is working on a science project and planning to participate in an online competition. Which of the following will he most probably watch? A. How I harnessed the wind B. A 12-year-old App Developer C. Science for Everyone, Kids Included D. Award-winning Teenage Science in Action 73. All these TED videos aim to ___________. A. analyze the different ways to success B. promote the latest scientific inventions C. introduce the famous teenage speakers D. encourage passion for science and creativity
(C)
Writer and journalist Cristina Odone aroused widespread anger by suggesting that her daughter was being pressured to take science for graduation exams and this was unreasonable for a child with a literary bent. She even claimed that ―… this focus on STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics] subjects sends a message that makes her and me uncomfortable: doing a man’s work is more impressive than doing a woman’s.‖
Like many others, I totally disagree with her position as a scientist. Taking science to age 16 should simply be seen as part of obtaining a well-rounded education. Furthermore, identifying STEM as a man’s subject leads in part to our serious lack of diversity(多样性) in the scientific workforce. Meanwhile, many male authors and poets might be surprised to learn that literature is ―woman’s work‖.
Novelist Lucy Ellman once wrote, ―The purpose of artists is to ask the right questions, even if we don’t find the answers, whereas the aim of science is to prove some silly points.‖ But proving some silly points might save your life, light your home, allow you to surf the web or visit your relatives living far away. Only someone who has never considered how extensive the outputs of science are in our society could write such a ―silly‖ sentence.
However, having said that, I am not trying to denigrate the work of the humanities. I do not see this as an either/or situation but it’s all part of being human. I admire and appreciate those who try to express things hard to be described in words, but it simply isn’t my strength. I may wholeheartedly believe that science is vital but that doesn’t mean I think the humanities (or indeed the social sciences) are not. Since science costs more to do than arts subjects, more funding should go to science. That statement is not equal to saying that the humanities should not be properly funded. Somehow, we are constantly being put in opposition, a divide that is damaging to both scientists and non-scientists.
So why are the humanities important to me? I would say it is exactly because I am human. I sit here typing listening to a Schubert piano trio. I have been reading EP Thompson’s The Making of the English Working Class to try to understand how our society was and is the shape it is. Scientists may be capable of dealing with the ethics(道德标准) of their work, but they cannot and should not answer the question of whether we should do this in isolation. Answering the many questions that our developing scientific capabilities throw up requires the input of researchers from many fields.
So let us enjoy our capabilities on all fronts, recognizing that we each have different strengths and weaknesses. It’s time to ban the damaging divide that sets one part of the research community against another and celebrate our humanity as well as the Humanities.
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74. The writer quotes words from Cristina Odone and Lucy Ellman to show that ________. A. doing a man’s work is more impressive than doing a woman’s B. some people may have a narrow understanding of science C. the purposes of artists and scientists are totally different
D. a well-rounded education is crucial to the diversity in society
75. By saying ―I am not trying to denigrate the work of the humanities‖, the writer probably means ________.
A. I am not an expert in the work of the humanities B. I don’t think the work of the humanities important C. I don’t want to play down the work of the humanities D. I admire and appreciate the work of the humanities
76. Why does the writer mention listening to music and reading books in Paragraph 5? A. To explain how extensive the outputs of science are.
B. To call on scientists to understand the society and the shape of it. C. To prove that the humanities are important to scientists too. D. To advise scientists to deal with the ethics of their work. 77. The purpose of this passage is to ______.
A. reveal people’s weakness in expressing complex thoughts in words B. reject the idea that science only proves some silly points C. illustrate that scientists have strengths and weaknesses D. appeal to stop treating humanities and science as opposites
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Do you find yourself leading groups, or are you naturally more comfortable following others? Research published today shows that if you want to be a leader you're better off at the edges of a crowd, and not in the middle of the action.
In a series of experiments on crowd behaviour, a research team at the University of Leeds also found that successful leaders display more decisive behaviour, spending less time following others and acting more quickly than others in the group.
Lead researcher Jolyon Faria said: ―It was interesting to find that the most effective leaders remained on the edges of the group and attempted to lead from the front. You’d think leaders in the centre of the group should interact more often with others and therefore be more effective but here this wasn’t the case.‖
The research team asked groups of eight students to walk around continuously in a specified area and remain as a group without speaking or gesturing to one another.
One person was asked to move towards a target, while remaining a member of the group, without letting the others know that he or she was leading them to a target. In a second set of experiments, the students were told to follow ―the leader‖, but not told who the leader was.
In the second set of experiments, it was found that those leaders who remained on the edge of the
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group were able to move their group towards a target much more quickly than the leaders that chose to remain in the centre.
―We wanted to find out how people decided who to follow‖ said Faria. ―We found that people were able to identify their leader by what position the leader takes, which helps explain how animals in groups － such as birds and fish － can be led by only a small minority, even when leaders don’t signal their identity.‖
―Our findings have illustrated a general principle behind group behaviour. This can also be applied to animal groups, something that could help in the management of the natural environment, as well as in the management of the urban environment.‖
(Note: Answer the questions and complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)
78. The decisive behavior successful leaders display in a group is that they ____________.
79. According to Jolyon Faria, people tend to have the wrong belief that leaders should ____________ in order to be more effective.
80. We can learn from the passage that the fish leaders may lead the whole group by ___________. 81. What does ―a general principle‖ refer to in the last paragraph?
第II卷（共47分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 在别人谈话时插嘴是不礼貌的。(It)
2. 新建成的美术馆将从明年初开始免费对市民开放。(open)
3. 对学生而言真正重要的是在获取知识的过程中养成良好的习惯。(matter) 4. 他在那个偏远小镇过着如此宁静的生活以至于他都不想返回家乡了。(Such)
5. 政府近来采取了一系列措施治理环境污染，这些措施在部分城市已取得初步成效。(achieve)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
学校图书馆需要购置一批新书, 现向学生征求意见。假如你是王凯，请用英语给图书馆孙老师写一封邮件, 推荐你认为学校图书馆最需要购置的两类图书，并说明理由。 下表所列图书类别可供参考： ? Computer science ? Popular Science ? Philosophy and psychology ? Arts and recreation ? Social sciences ? Literature ? Language ? History and geography
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2015学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷
高三英语参考答案
第I卷
第一大题第1至第10小题，每题1分；第11至第16小题，每题2分：第17至第24小题，每题1分。共30分。 1-5 CCDCA
6-10 BBDCB
11-13
BBC
14-16
CDB
17. 18017527556 18. Barbeque 21. a(new) website 听力评分标准：
1. 18题首字母小写不扣分
第二大题每小题1分。共26分。 25. answering 30. to
35. Painted
26. a
27. when
28. how
29. could 34. the best
31. if/when
32. to achieve
37.in which
33. expresses
19.waste
20. professional 24. safety and security
22. nothing/no money 23. the local culture
36. Even if/though
40.everything
38. astonishing
39. was employed
41. H 42. D 43. B 44. F 45. E 46. I 47. C 48. G 49. A 50. K
第三大题第51至65小题，每题1分；第66至76小题，每题2分；第78至81小题，每题2分。共47分。 51. D 52. B 61. B 71.B
62. D 72.D
53.A 54.C 63.C 73.D
64.C 74.B
55.B 56.A 57.C 65.B 75.C
66.C
67.B
76.C 77.D
58.D 68.D
59.B 69.C
60. A 70.A
78. spend less time following others and act more quickly 79. stay in the center of the group and interact more with others 80. remaining on the edges of the group
81. People can identify their leader by the position he takes. 简答题评分标准：
1. 内容正确，语法基本正确，得2分。
2. 内容基本正确，语法正确或虽有错误，但不影响理解，得1分。 3. 即使语法正确，但是内容错误，得0分。 4. 答案超过规定字数过多，得0分。
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