第一篇
吴锦泉：高节卓不群
【颁奖词】窄条凳，自行车，弓腰扛背，沐雨栉风。身边的人们追逐很多，可你的目标只有一个。刀剪越磨越亮，照见皱纹，照见你的梦。吆喝渐行渐远，一摞一摞硬币，带着汗水，沉甸甸称量出高尚。
【人物事迹】2010年8月9日，吴锦泉收听广播时得知甘肃舟曲发生特大泥石流灾害，将磨刀挣来的硬币凑上1000元钱送给红十字会捐给灾区。2013年4月20日，四川雅安发生7.0级地震，吴锦泉得知此消息后，将两年来走街串巷替人磨刀挣下的1966.2元辛苦钱，通过红十字会捐给灾区。自2008年汶川地震之后，累计捐款37000多元钱。吴锦泉，江苏省南通市港闸区五星村一名普通村民，如今年过八旬，仅靠磨刀为生，生活并不富裕，老两口还住在三间破旧的瓦房里，但他关心社会，为村里修桥补路，去福利院看望孤儿，将自己的辛苦钱毫无保留地捐献出来。
第二篇
张宝艳，秦艳友：阳春布德泽
【颁奖词】寻寻觅觅，凄凄惨惨戚戚。宝贝回家，路有多长?茫茫暗夜，你们用父母之爱，把灯火点亮。三千个日夜奔忙，一千个家庭团聚。你们连缀起星星点点的爱，织起一张网。网住希望，网住善良。
【人物事迹】1992年，儿子的一次意外走失，让张宝艳、秦艳友夫妇体会到了走失孩子后的焦急，此后他们开始关注寻亲信息，并尝试为丢失孩子的父母提供帮助。2007年，夫妇二人建起“宝贝回家寻子网”，帮助家长们寻找孩子。为了运营好网站，张宝艳辞去工作成了一名全职志愿者。2009年，张宝艳提出的“关于建立打击拐卖儿童DNA数据库的建议”得到公安部采纳，DNA数据库为侦破案件、帮被拐儿童准确找到亲人，提供了有力的技术支持。成立8年来，“宝贝回家寻子网”不断壮大，志愿者发展到15万多人，遍布全国各地，成为照亮宝贝回家路的一支中坚力量。目前，“宝贝回家”寻子网是唯一与公安部打拐办合作的全国性寻子网站，截至2015年11月，“宝贝回家”志愿者协会帮助超过1200个被拐及走失的孩子寻找到亲人。
第三篇
郎平：雄心志四海
【颁奖词】临危不乱，一锤定音，那是荡气回肠的一战!拦击困难、挫折和病痛，把拼博精神如钉子般砸进人生。一回回倒地，一次次跃起，一记记扣杀，点染几代青春，唤醒大国梦想。因排球而生，为荣誉而战。一把铁榔头，一个大传奇!
【人物事迹】1984年洛杉矶奥运会女排决赛，中美巅峰对决，身高1米84的中国女排主攻手郎平击溃了美国女排的防线，帮助中国女排登上了冠军的宝座，赛后诞生了一个流行词——“铁榔头”。“铁榔头”郎平两次在中国女排最困难的时期，主动接下了中国女排主帅这个“星球上压力最大的职业”：第一次是1995年女排生死存亡之际，她毅然归国，担任女排主帅，累倒在工作当中;第二次是2012年中国女排伦敦奥运会被日本队淘汰，2013年同年龄队友陈招娣撒手人寰，这一系列的悲痛触动了郎平内心深处的女排情结。于是她冒着“一世英名可能毁于一旦”的风险再次走马上任，仅仅一年半时间，郎平就带领中国队于2014年时隔16年重返世锦赛决赛舞台，最终夺得亚军，并于2015年重夺世界杯冠军。30年来，从担任主攻手时的“五连冠”到任教练率中国女排重返世界之巅，“铁榔头”似乎已经是奇迹的代名词。
第四篇
官东：天下英雄气
【颁奖词】来不及思量，就一跃而入，冰冷、漆黑、缺氧，那是长江之下最牵动人心的地方，别紧张，有我在，轻声的安抚，稳住倾覆的船舱，摘下生命软管，那肩膀上剩下的只有担当，人们夸你帅，不仅仅指的是面庞。
【人物事迹】2015年6月1日，“东方之星”号客轮在长江中游湖北监利水域翻沉。官东主动请缨加入海军工程大学抢险救援分队。6月2日抵达救援现场后，他第一个跳入水中，面对水流湍急、能见度极低的双重考验，官东首先在船舱内发现朱红美老人，他一边耐心安抚老人的情绪，一边帮她穿戴好装具，最终成功将其救出，这是第一位被成功救出的生还者。14时15分，官东再次下水，在机舱部位找到了船员陈书涵。面对体力严重透支，陷入绝望的陈书涵，官东毫不犹豫地将自己的装备给了陈书涵，自己冒着生命危险仅靠轻潜装具支撑。撤退时，他身上的信号绳被缠住，危急之下，官东割断信号绳，与水面彻底失联。官东在黑漆漆的舱内摸索近20分钟，终于找到出舱口，怎料，一个暗流瞬间将他卷入深水区，而此时，装具里的氧气即将耗尽，官东果断丢掉所有装具，憋着一口气猛地往上游。由于上升速度过快，刚出水的官东双眼通红、鼻孔流血。面对大家的赞许，这个帅气的90后小伙儿，没有多言。因为在他看来，这是军人应有的担当。
第五篇
2017天津大港区中考报名时间：2016年12月20-26日
报名程序
2017年报名工作按照报考者自主网上录入报名信息，现场报名资格审查、确认报名信息的程序进行。
1、自主网上录入信息
时间：2016年12月20-26日。
关键信息填写说明：(1)红印考生：“户籍所在地址”栏体现“某派出所“，“现居住地址”栏须具体到门牌号;蓝印考生：“现居住地址”栏填写蓝印户籍所在地地址(须具体到门牌号)和派出所;(2)身份证号：身份证号“x”必须录入大写的“X”，否则不能保存;(3)邮寄地址：提供天津市范围内，须有效，后期邮寄录取通知书，如因提供信息不准确收不到录取通知书，责任自负;(4)“家庭情况”栏：“是否户主”和“身份证号”两项内容，蓝印考生必须填写，考生报名后，户籍管理部门将按照文件要求核实房屋信息等蓝印户籍条件，对不符合条件的，将取消报名资格。
2、现场进行资格审查并确认报名信息
符合报名条件的考生持报名所需材料按规定时间到规定地点进行审查报名资格和确认报名信息，
时间：2016年月12月27-31日，上午8：30-11：00;下午2：00-4：30。
地点：大港教育招生考试中心一楼报名大厅(大港旭日路6号：津岐公路与旭日路交口)。
第六篇
王宽：君子抱仁义
【颁奖词】重返舞台，放不下人间悲欢，再当爷娘，学的是前代圣贤，为救孤，你古稀高龄去卖唱，为救孤，你含辛茹苦十六年，十六年，哪一年不是三百六十天，台上，你苍凉开腔，台下，你给人间作榜样。
【人物事迹】郑州戏曲圈里有这样一位老艺术家：台上兢兢业业唱好戏，台下尽心尽力做善事，戏迷们夸他是德艺双馨的好人，他就是74岁的王宽。1998年退休后，王宽夫妇陆续收养了6名老家的孤儿。为了供养这些孩子吃饭穿衣、读书学艺，王宽决定放下自己国家一级演员的身段，去茶楼卖唱，这一唱就是7年。起初，他的“上台率”并不高，每晚冷板凳一坐就是五六个小时。
但王宽依旧坚持每天骑着自行车，一家一家茶馆地跑，常常晚上六七点就去了茶馆，等到天亮才回家。后来为了能够让更多人点他的戏，王宽又学起了川剧变脸。如今，王宽夫妇苦心抚养的几个孩子都已长大成人，自食其力，而老两口却还在坚持资助老家的孩子。他们最大的愿望就是办起一个孤儿艺校，发挥自己的特长和余热，让这些孩子学到一技之长。王宽老师用他的行动向大家传达爱的意义。
第七篇
2017天津南开区中考报名时间：2016年12月20-23日
报名程序
2017年报名工作按照：报考者自主网上录入信息——现场确认报名信息——报名资格审查的程序进行。
1、自主网上录入信息：
时间：2016年12月20-23日。
方式：考生登陆“天津市高级中等学校考试招生管理系统”注册，取得预报名号后，用预报名号和密码登陆报名系统填写考生报名信息，核对无误后提交(请记好预报名号和登陆密码，提交以后信息有误可再次登录、修改、保存)。
登陆网址20日前在“17年南开区回津中考群”中公布
登录“报名系统”注册前请先期填写《2017年天津市高级中等学校招生报名表》
《报名表》填写提示：
考生号、体检结论、是否申请回户籍及回户籍区县：为空
全国联网学籍号：以字母打头的19位号
毕业学校：现学籍学校
身份证号：身份证号"x"必须录入大写的"X"，否则不能保存
户籍地址：(1)红印考生填写户口本地址(2)蓝印考生填写蓝印户口地址
现住址(通知书邮寄地址)：必须填写天津市地址且具体到门牌号
报考科目：九科
七年级第一学期转入：否
蓝印考生必须填写“蓝印户主姓名和蓝印户主身份证号”。
《系统》中的报名单位：南开区中招办班级：01
2、现场确认报名信息并进行资格审查：
符合报名条件的考生持报名所需材料按规定时间进行现场报名确认，审查报名资格。中招办审核同意后，系统自动给出考生号，并将所填信息转入正式报名信息中。
现场确认时间：
2016年12月24日(周六)：上午8：30—11：00;下午1：30—4：30
第八篇
2016年上海卷高考英语试题(含答案)
资料概述与简介
绝密★启用前
2016年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(上海卷)
英语试卷
考生注意：
考试时间120分钟, 试卷满分150分。
本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷(第1-12页)和第II卷(第13页)，全卷共13页。所有答题必须涂(选择题)或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反而清楚地填写姓名。
第I卷(共103分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. It is satisfactory. B. It is luxurious.
C. It is old-fashioned. D. It is disappointing.
2. A. On August 5th. B. On August 6th. C. On August 7th. D. On August 8th.
3. A. A waiter. B. A butcher. C. A porter. D. A farmer.
4. A. In a theatre. B. In a library. C. In a booking office. D. In a furniture store.
5. A. She expected to a better show. B. She could hardly find her seat.
C. She wasn’t interested in the show. D. She didn’t get a favourable seat.
6. A. The woman often eats out for breakfast. B. The cafeteria serves good breakfast.
C. The woman doesn’t have breakfast. D. The cafeteria doesn’t serve breakfast.
7. A. Selling cucumbers. B. Planting vegetables. C. Cooking a meal. D. Picking tomatoes.
8. A. The man should work hard. B. The man should turn down the job offer.
C. The man may have another chance. D. The man can apply for the job again.
9. A. It is a hot and smoggy day. B. There is a traffic jam on King Street.
C. A vehicle is polluting the air. D. The man is reading a report online.
10. A. Its ending is not good enough. B. Its special effects are not satisfying.
C. It deserves an award. D. It is good except for the scary part.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. $1. B. $2 C. $3 D. $ 52. 12. A. Pay the bills first. B. Spend 2% of the salary on living expenses. C. Deposit $1000 every month. D. Put part of the money in a savings account. 13. A. Methods of saving money. B. Saving money for family emergencies. C. The importance of saving money. D. Secrets of spending money wisely. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Free education. B. A sum of money. C. Donations from a local newspaper. D. Gifts from many people. 15. A. Let students in before school. B. Offer ice cream and coffee. C. Introduce a bank into the campus. D. Reduce the traffic jams around. 16. A. It lacks positive news. B. It should grow into a big city. C. It is a place worth living in. D. It remains peaceful and quiet.
Section C
Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Class Diary (June 13-19)
SUN MON 17 for after-class activity application TUE WED Handing in three student 18 THU Basketball Club meeting
Time:12:45—1:30pm Place: The 19 FRI Filling in a form with up-to-date personal data
Time: 20 break Place: The computer room SAT
Blank 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Who is Sue Walter? She is 21 in court and a writer. What is Sue’s suggestion for people with difficulties? 22 In Sue’s eyes, what is the best part about her job? 23 in decision-making. What does Sue think happiness is? 24 II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.
(A)
Bags of Love
Last year, I was assigned to work at an office near my mother’s house, so I stayed with her for a month. During that time, I helped out with the housework and contributed to the groceries.
After less than a week, I started noticing that the groceries were running out pretty quickly ?we were always suddenly out of something. (25)_______(wonder) how my mum could consume them so quickly, I began observing her daily routine for two weeks. To hmy surprise, I found that she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine. Eventually, I decided to follow her and (26)_______ happened truly amazed me. She was taking the food to the refugee camp, in (27)______ she distributed it to children.
I asked around and found out that my mum was very well known in the area. The kids were very friendly with her and even looked up to her as if she were their own mother. Then it hit me 梥hy would she mot want to tell me about what she (28)_____(do)? Was she worried about how I would react or that I would stop (29)_____(buy) the groceries if I found out?e
When she got home, I told her about my discovery. (30)_____ she could react, I gave her a big hug and told her she didn’t need to keep it a secret (31)______ me. She told me that some of the children lived with an older lady in a shelter while others slept on the streets. For years, my mum has been helping out by giving them whatever food she could spare. I was so impressed by (32)_____ selfless she was.
(B)
Stress: Good or Bad?
Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.
In recent years, stress(33)______(regard) as a cause of a whole range of medical problems, from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress(34)______ does you harm. It is time you considered that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are under, the (35)_____(good) your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though , further stress will only lead to exhaustion, illness and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself (36)_______ number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of (37)______, and yet find it impossible to say no? Do you find yourself getting impatient of (38) _____(annoy) with people over unimportant things?... If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better(39)______(control ) your stress, as you probably are under more stress than is good for you.
To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart showing how much stress is involved in various events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12,etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely (40)_______ (get )ill.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. account B. adjustable C. appliances D. capture E. decorations F. direct
G. experiment H. intended I. operated J. soulless K. squeeze Golden Rules of Good Design
What makes good design? Over the years, designers and artists have been trying to 41 the essentials of good design. They have found that some sayings can help people understand the ideas of good design. There are four as follows.
Less is more. This saying is associated with the German-born architect Mies van der Rohe. In his Modernist view, beauty lies in simplicity and elegance, and the aim of the designer is to create solutions to problems through the most efficient means. Design should avoid unnecessary 42
More is not a bore. The American-born architect Robert Venturi concluded that if simplicity is done badly, the result is 43 design. Post-Modernist designers began to 44 with decoration and color again. Product design was heavily influenced by this view and can be seen in kitchen 45 such as ovens and kettles.
Fitness for purpose. Successful product design takes into consideration a product’s function, purpose, shape, form, color, and so on. The most important result for the user is that the product does what is 46 . For example, think of a(n) 47 desk lamp. It needs to be constructed from materials that will stand the heat of the lamp and regular adjustments by the user. It also needs to be stable. Most importantly, it needs to 48 light where it is needed.
From follows emotion. This phrase is associated with the German designer Hartmut Esslinger. He believes design must take into 49 the sensory side of our nature梥ight, smell, touch and taste. bThese are as important as rational(理性的). When choosing everyday products such as toothpaste, we appreciate a cool-looking device that allows us to easily 50 the toothpaste onto our brush.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the 1960s, Douglas McGregor, one of the key thinkers in the art of management, developed the mow famous Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X is the idea that people instinctively 51 work and will do anything to avoid it. Theory Y is the view that everyone has the potential to find satisfaction in work.
In any case, despite so much evidence to the 52 , many managers still agree to Theory X. They believe, 53 , that their employees need constant supervision if they are to work effectively, or that decisions must be imposed from 54 without consultation. This, of course, makes for authoritarian (专制的) managers.
Different cultures have different ways of 55 people. Unlike authoritarian management, some cultures, particularly in Asia, are well known for the consultative nature of decision-making梐ll members of the department or work group are asked to 56 to this process. This is management by the collective opinion. Many western companies have tried to imitate such Asian ways of doing things, which are bnased on general 57 . Some experts say that women will become more effective managers than men because they have the power to reach common goals in a way that traditional 58 managers cannot.
A recent trend has been to encourage employees to use their own initiative, to make decisions on their own without 59 managers first. This empowerment (授权) has been part of the trend towards downsizing: 60 the number of management layers in companies. After de-layering in this way, a company may be 61 with just a top level of senior managers, front-line managers and employees with direct contact with the public. Empowerment takes the idea of delegation (委托) much further than has 62 been the case. Empowerment and delegation mean new forms of management control to 63 that the overall business plan is being followed, and that operations become more profitable under the new organization, rather than less.
Another trend is off-site or 64 management, where teams of people linked by e-mail and the Internet work on projects from their own houses. Project managers evaluate the 65
of the team members in terms of what they produce for projects, rather than the amount of time they spend on them.
51. A. desire B. seek C. lose D. dislike
52. A. contrary B. expectation C. degree D. extreme
53. A. vice versa B. for example C. however D. otherwise
54. A. outside B. inside C. below D. above
55. A. replacing B. assessing C. managing D. encouraging
56. A. refer B. contribute C. object D. apply
57. A. agreement B. practice C. election D. impression
58. A. bossy B. experienced C. western D. male
59. A. asking B. training C. warning D. firing
60. A. doubling B. maintaining C. reducing D. estimating
61. A. honoured B. left C. crowded D. compared
62. A. economically B. traditionally C. inadequately D. occasionally
63. A. deny B. admit C. assume D. ensure
64. A. virtual B. ineffective C. day-to-day D. on-the-scene
65. A. opinion B. risk C. performance D. attractiveness
Section B
Direction：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished sattments. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
One early morning, I went into the living room to find my mother reading a thick book called Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again. My interest was aroused only by the fact that the word “Poems” appeared in big, hot pink letters.
“Is it good?” I asked her.
“Yeah,” she answered. “There’s one I really like and you’ll like it, too.” I leaned forward.
“慞atty Poem,?r” she read the title. Who is Patty? I wondered. The poem began:
She never puts her toys away,
Just leaves them scattered① where they lay,… ①散乱的
The poem was just three short sections. The final one came quickly:
When she grows and gathers poise②, ②稳重
I’ll miss her harum-scarum③ noise, ③莽撞的
④ for scattered toys. ④徒劳地
’ll be sad.
A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl. Then, the shock.
“It’s you, honey,” My mother said sadly.
To my mother, the poem revealed a parent’s affection when her child grows up and leaves. To me, the “she” in the poem was horror. It was my mama who would be sad. It was so terrible I burst out crying.
“What’s wrong?” my mother asked.
“Oh Mama,” I cried. “I don’t want to grow up ever!”
She smiled. “Honey, it’s okay. You’re not growing up anytime soon. And when you do, I’ll still love you, okay?”
“Okay,” I was still weeping. My panic has gone. But I could not help thinking about that silly poem. After what seemed like a safe amount of time, I read the poem again and was confused. It all fit so well together, like a puzzle. The language was simple, so simple I could plainly understand its meaning, yet it was still beautiful. I was now fascinated by the idea of poetry, words that had the power to make or break a person’s world.
I have since fallen in love with other poems, but “Patty Poem” remains my poem. After all, “Patty Poem” gave me my love for poetry not because it was the poem that lifted my spirits, but because it was the one that hurt me the most.
66. Why was the writer attracted by the book Best Loved Poems to Read Again and Again?
A. It was a thick enough book.
B. Something on its cover caught her eye.
C. Her mother was reading it with interest.
D. It has a meaningful title.
67. After her mother read the poem to her, the writer felt ______ at first.
A. sad B. excited C. horrified D. confused
68. The writer’s mother liked to read “Patty Poem” probably because______.
A. it reflected her own childhood
B. it was written in simple language
C. it was composed by a famous poet
D. it gave her a hint of what would happen
69. It can be concluded from the passage that揚atty Poem攍eads the awriter to _______.
A. discover the power of poetry
B. recognize her love for puzzles
C. find her eagerness to grow up
D. experience great homesickness
(B)
Is there link between humans and climate change or not? This question was first studied in the early 1900s. Since then, many scientists have thought that our actions do make a difference. In 1997, the Kyoto Protocol explained our role in the Earth’s changing atmosphere and set international limits for gas emissions(排放) from 2008 to 2012. Some countries have decided to continue these reductions until 2020. More recently, the Paris Agreement, stuck by nearly 200 countries, also aims to limit global warming. But just now how much warmer it will get depends on how deeply countries cut carbon emissions.
3.5℃
This is how much temperatures would rise by 2100 even if nations live up to the initial Paris promises to reduce carbon emissions; this rise could still put coastal cities under water and drive over half of all species to extinction.
2℃
To meet this minimum goal, the Agreement requires countries to tighten emissions targets every five years. Even this increase could sink some islands, worse drought(干旱) and drive a decline of up to a third in the number of species.
1.5
This is the most ambitious goal for temperature rise set by the Paris Agreement, after a push by low-lying island nations like Kiribati, which say limiting temperature rise to 1.5℃ could save them from sinking.
0.8℃
This is how much temperatures have risen since the industrial age began, putting us 40% of the way to the 2℃ point.
0℃
The baseline here is average global temperature before the start of the industrial age.
70. It can be concluded from paragraph 1 that _______.
A. the problem of global warming will have been quite solved by 2020
B. gas emissions have been effectively reduced in developed countries
C. the Paris Agreements is more influential than the Kyoto Protocol
D. humans have made continuous efforts to slow down global warming
71. If nations could only keep the initial promises of the Paris Agreement, what would happen by the year 2100?
A. The human population would increase by one third.
B. Little over 50% of all species would still exist.
C. Nations would not need to tighten their emissions targets.
D. The Agreement’s minimum goal would not be reached.
72. If those island nations not far above sea level are to survive, the maximum temperature rise, since the start of the industrial age, should be_______.
A. 0.8℃ B. 1.5℃
C. 2℃ D. 3.5℃
(C)
Enough “meaningless drivel”. That’s the message from a group of members of the UK government who have been examining how social media firms like LinkedIn gather and use social media data.
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s report, released last week, has blamed firms for making people sign up to long incomprehensible legal contracts and calls for an international standard or kitemark (认证标记) to identify sites that have clear terms and conditions.
“The term and conditions statement that we all carelessly agree to is meaningless drivel to anyone,” says Andrew Miller, the chair of the committee. Instead, he says, firms should provide a plain-English version of their terms. The simplified version would be checked by a third party and awarded a kitemark if it is an accurate reflection of the original.
It is not yet clear who would administer the scheme, but the UK government is looking at introducing it on a voluntary basis. “we need to think through how we make that work in practice,” says Miller.
Would we pay any more attention to a kitemark? “I think if you went and did the survey, people would like to think they would,” says Nigel Shadbolt at the University of Southampton, UK, who studies open data. “We do know people worry a lot about the inappropriate use of their information.” But what would happen in practice is another matter, he says.
Other organisations such as banks ask customers to sign long contracts they may not read or understand, but Miller believes social media requires special attention because it is so new. “We still don’t know how significant the long-term impact is going to be of unwise things that kids put on social media that come back and bite them in 20 years’ time,” he says.
Shadbolt, who gave evidence to the committee, says the problem is that we don’t know how companies will use our data because their business models and uses of data are still evolving. Large collections of personal information have become valuable only recently, he says.
The shock and anger when a social media firm does something with data that people don’t expect, even if users have apparently permission, show that the current situation isn’t working. If properly administered, a kitemark on terms and conditions could help people know what exactly they are signing up to. Although they would still have to actually read them.
73. What does the phrase “ meaningless drivel” in paragraphs 1 and 3 refer to?
A. Legal contracts that social media firms make people sign up to.
B. Warnings from the UK government against unsafe websites.
C. Guidelines on how to use social media websites properly.
D. Insignificant data collected by social media firms.
74. It can be inferred from the passage that Nigel Shadbolt doubts whether _______.
A. social media firms would conduct a survey on the kitemark scheme
B. people would pay as much attention to a kitemark as they think
C. a kitemark scheme would be workable on a nationwide scale
D. the kitemark would help companies develop their business models
75. Andrew Miller thinks social media needs more attention than banks mainly because _______.
A. their users consist largely of kids under 20 years old
B. the language in their contracts is usually harder to understand
C. the information they collected could become more valuable in future
D. it remains unknown how users’ data will be taken advantage of
76. The writer advises users of social media to _______.
A. think carefully before posting anything onto such websites
B. read the terms and conditions even if there is a kitemark
C. take no further action if they can find a kitemark
D. avoid providing too much personal information
77. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Say no to social media?
B. New security rules in operation?
C. Accept without reading?
D. Administration matters!
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Walking will be banned on escalators as part of a trail designed ti reduce congestion(拥堵)’s busiest stations.
In the first move of its kind, all travelers will be forced to stand on both sides of escalators on the London Underground as part of a plan to increase capacity(容量) at the height of the rush hour.
A xix-month trial will be introduced at Holborn station from mid-April, eliminating the rule of standing on the right and walking on the left. The move, imitating a similar structure in Far eastern cities such as Hong Kong, is designed to increase the number of people using long escalators at the busiest times . it could be expanded across the Tube network in coming years.
According to London Underground, only 40 percent of travelers walk the full length of long escalators, leaving the majority at the bottom as they wait to get on to the “standing “side.
A three-week trial at Holborn last year found that the number of people using escalators at any time of could be raised by almost a third. Peter McNaught, operations director at London Underground, said: “It may not seem right that you can go quicker by standing still, but our experiments at Holborn have proved that it can be true. This new six-month trial will help us find out if we can influence customers to stand on both sides in the long term.”
Holborn has one of the longest sets of escalators on the Underground network at 23.4 high. Tube bosses claim that capacity was limited because so few people wanted to walk up梞eaning only one side was used at all times. Research has shown that it is moore effective use of escalators over 18.5 to ban walking.
The previous trial found that escalators at the station normally carried 2,500 people between 8:30am and 9:30am on a typical day, rising to 3,250 during the researching period.
In the new trial, which will be launched from April 18, one of three “up” escalators will be standing only, with a second banning walking at peak times. A third will remain a mix of walking and standing.
(Note: Answering the questions the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
78. What is the existing problem with standing on the right and walking on the left?
79. What did last year’s three-week trial at Holborn station prove?
80.The research suggests that walking should be forbidden on escalators that are at least _________ in height.
81. In the new trail, in addition to one escalator banning walking in rush hours, the other “up” escalators will be used for_________________.
第II卷(共47分)
Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1.我真希望自己的文章有朝一日能见报。(hope)
2.二十世纪末中国经济迅速发展。(witness)
3.为买一双运动鞋而通宵排队有意义吗?(point)
4.虽然当时我年幼，不理解这部电影的含义，但我记得我的家人都感动得落泪了。(too…to…)
5.我阿姨苦读四年之后获得了文凭，那一刻她欣喜万分。(The moment…)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120–150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是中华中学学生姚平，最近参加了一项研究性学习调研，课题为“父母是否以子女为荣”。通过调研你校学生及其父母，结果发现双方对此问题的看法有差异(数据如图所示)。根据图表写一份报告，在报告中，你必须：
描述调研数据;
分析可能导致这一结果的原因。
上海英语参考答案
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题至第24题，每题1分。共30分。
1.D 2. B 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.A
11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.A 16.C
17.Deadline 18. photos 19.stadium 20. Lunch
21.a(famous) judge 22.Asking for help
23.Having a voice 24.Sharing (with others)
第二大题每小题1分。共26分。 25. Wondering 26. what 27. which 28. had done 29. buying
30. Before 31. from 32. how 33. has been regarded 34. that
35. better 36. a 37. you 38. annoyed 39. control
40. to get 41. D 42.E 43.J 44.G 45.C 46.H 47.B 48.F 49.A 50.K
第三大题第51至65小题，每题1分;第66至77小题，每题2分;第78至81小题，每题2分。共47分。 51. D 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. C 56. B 57. A 58. D 59. A 60. C 61. B 62. B 63. D 64. A 65. C 66. B 67. A 68. D 69. A 70. D 71. D 72. B 73. A 74. B 75. D 76. B 77. C
第II卷
第一大题第1至3小题，每题4分;第4至5小题，每题5分。共22分。 1. I really hope that my article will be published in a newspaper someday.
2. The late twentieth century witnessed the rapid development of China’s economy.
3. What is the point of/in lining up for the whole night just to buy a pair of sports shoes? / Is there any point (in) lining up for the whole night just to buy a pair of sports shoes?
4. Although I was then too young to understand the meaning of the film, I remember my family
were moved to tears.
5. The moment my aunt gained her diploma after four years of hard work, she was filled with joy. 第二大题共25分。
第九篇
1. 动笔之前，认真审题
《中考考试说明》指出，书面表达要切中题意。怎样才能切中题意?就是要认真审题，看到考题后，先不要急于动笔，要仔细看清题目要求的内容。在自己的头脑中构思出一个框架或画面，确定短文的中心思想，不要匆匆下笔，看懂题意，根据、图表、提纲或短文提供的资料和信息来审题。审题要审格式、体裁、人物关系、故事情节、主体时态、活动时间、地点等。
2. 围绕中心，拟定提纲
书面表达评分原则有四条：
(1)内容要点;
(2)运用词汇和结构的数量;
(3)运用语法结构和词汇的准确性;
(4)上下文的连贯性。
由此可见，要点是给分的一个重要因素。为了防止写作过程中遗漏要点，同学们要充分发挥自己的观察力，把情景中给出的各个要点逐条列出。根据短文的中心思想考虑如何开头、展开和结尾，设想几个承上启下的连词，将主要句型、关键词语草草记下，形成提纲，写时切忌结构分散，废话连篇，严重跑题。书面表达，内容广泛，题材多样，要弄清考题的要求是写人、叙事、介绍、评论、图表、书信、日记、通知、便条还是看图作文或改写缩写。如果是日记，要写清年、月、日和天气情况;如果是书信，则要注意书信的格式，注意短文字数不要低于或超过规定的字数太多。
3. 语言通顺，表达准确
避免使用汉语式英语，尽量使用自己熟悉的句型。几种句型可交替使用，以避免重复和呆板。
多用简单句型，记事、写人一般都不需要复杂的句型。可适当多使用陈述句、一般疑问句、祈使句和感叹句。不用或少用非谓语或情态动词等较复杂的句型。
.注意语法、句法知识的灵活运用。
1) 语态、时态要准确无误。
2) 主谓语要一致，主语的人称和数要和谓语一致。
3) 注意人称代词的宾格形式。
4) 注意冠词用法，例如： He is an honest student.中的an不能写成a。
5) 注意拼写、标点符号和大小写，例如：receive, believe, fourteen, forty, ninth, restaurant等。
标点符号特别注意汉英的不同，例如：
汉语 英语
A. 句号 。 .
B. 省略号
C. 顿号 、 无
描写人物时，要生动具体，例如：
1) 外表特征：tall, short, fat, thin, strong, weak, ordinary-looking 等。
2) 服饰颜色：red, yellow, blue, white, green, brown, black 等。
3) 内心境界：glad, happy, sad, excited, anxious, interested 等。
4) 感情描写：love, like, hate, feel, laugh, cry, smile, shout 等。
5) 动作描写：come, go, get, have, take, bring, fetch 等。
上下文要连贯。上下文的连贯性也是评分的一条原则，因此同学们应把写好的句子，根据故事情节，事情发生的先后次序(时间或空间)，使用一些表示并列、递进等过渡词进行加工整理，使文章连贯、自然、流畅。同学们应注意下面过渡的用法：
1) 表示并列关系的过渡词：and, as well as, or
2) 表示转折关系的过渡词：but, yet, however
3) 表示时间关系的过渡词：first, second, third, and then, finally, after, before, after a few days, at last, at that time, later, in the past, immediately, in the meanwhile, when, while, then, after that
4) 表示空间关系的过渡词：near , far , in the front of, beside, behind, beyond, above, below, to the right, to the left, on one side, on the other side of, outside
5) 表示比较关系的过渡词：in the same way, just like, just as
6) 表示对照关系的过渡词：but, still, yet, however, on the other hand, in spite of, even though
7) 表示递进关系的过渡词： also, and, then, too, in addition, moreover, again
8) 表示因果关系的过渡词：because, since, then, thus, otherwise, so, therefore ,as a result
9) 表示解释说明的过渡词：for example, in fact, in this case, for, actually
10) 表示强调的过渡词：in fact, indeed, necessarily, certainly, without any doubt, truly, most important
11) 表示目的的过渡词：for this reason, for this purpose, so that, in order that, so as to, in order to,
12) 表示列举的过渡词：for example , such as
13) 表示总结性的过渡词：in conclusion, finally, at last, in brief, as has been stated, in a word, in general, in all, in a word, generally speaking
4. 不会表达，另辟蹊径
中考作文给分是以要点和语言准确度而定，不以文采打分。造句越简单准确越好，造复合句容易出错，容易被扣分，阅卷场上有句话： 错误面前人人平等，文采好不加分 。如遇到个别要点表达不出来或难以表达，可采用变通的办法，化难为易，化繁为简。总之，所造句子要正确、得体、符合英语表达习惯。
迂回而行
当汉语词义不会用英语表达时，可以想一个与这个汉语词义相似的几种词义。扩展思路，然后从英语中找出一个与其词义相近的代替。这样可有异曲同工之妙。
小词大用
汉语中有些语意看来很复杂很文雅，但在英语中可用一些常用词表达。下面这些词可能在你的书面表达中很有用：take, have, get, make, come, go, do, see, show, happy, nice, kind, help 等。
借花献佛
有时书面表达中需要的单词或词组或许在试卷中的其他地方出现。因为刚刚做过题，记忆犹新，那么就可信手拈来，为我所用。
5. 锦上添花，量力而行
如果你还有时间和精力，想把书面表达写得更好，那么，请注意以下几点：
句型多样化，不要I(We) 到底，使人觉得乏味。
适当使用一些并列句或主从复合句。
进一步描绘人或事物时，适当使用定语从句。
适当使用分词或分词短语，烘托谓语动词。
偶尔使用一下倒装句，增加新鲜感。
适当调换一下状语在句子中的位置，使句子不雷同。
上下句子紧接时，其中完全相同的成分可以省略，以节省篇幅。
6. 书写工整，卷面整洁
字迹要清晰，让阅卷人看得清楚，不可字迹潦草，难以辨认，要保持卷面的整洁。
7. 写完之后，勿忘检查
中考作文时，由于时间紧、内容多，同学们出错在所难免。因此，改错这一环节必不可少。中考作文评卷是根据要点、语言准确性、上下文的连贯性来给分，根据错误多少来扣分。因此，中考时花几分钟时间用来检查错误显得尤为重要。检查错误应从以下几个方面入手：
格式是否有错。
拼写有无错误。
语言是否用错。
时态、语态错误。
标点错误。
人称是否用错。
【注意】此时不宜在卷面上作较大的改动，以免顾此失彼，影响全局。
总之，只要平时同学们多练习写作并有意运用上述方法和技巧，合理分配时间，在中考时一定能写出高质量的作文，得到令人满意的考分。
第十篇
中考考生必看：中考英语状元分享英语学习经验
主持人：各位E度访谈的朋友们大家好。欢迎收看本期的E度访谈。今天我们非常高兴的请来了我们的英语高手李雯靓同学，李雯靓同学跟大家打一个招呼。
李雯靓：嗨。
主持人：还有李雯靓的任课老师尹老师。
尹老师：Hello，大家好。
主持人：非常高兴请来了这一对师生。接下来我想让我们的英语高手们跟大家分享一下她的英语是怎么取得高分的。先问一下雯靓，雯靓这一次中考的英语考了多少分啊？
李雯靓：119分。
主持人：我们满分120分，他考了119分，真的很厉害。我想问一下，你觉得哪一块错了一分特？
李雯靓：应该是作文。
主持人：其他的部分都全对是吗？
李雯靓：对。
主持人：这个分数真的是很厉害。一定要跟大家介绍介绍是怎么样的学习方法和态度导致了雯靓同学取得了那么高的分数呢？
李雯靓：英语就是日常积累很重要，要从初一开始，在课内该背的要背，在课外要多做一些完形和阅读，关于完形，基础知识的积累，像词意和句子中的用法都要记的很牢固。要想挑战很高分，要多做一些高中的完形和阅读。
主持人：要想得高分，要做一些高中的完形是吗？
李雯靓：对。
主持人：那些词汇不是都不认识吗。
李雯靓：那就要做一篇查一篇，这样慢慢的词汇就多起来了
主持人：就是雯靓在做的时候就是做一篇，同时不是做完了就放那儿了，而是要把这一篇文章中的生词摘出来，自己再记是吗？日积月累就可以让自己的完形做的比较顺。这是一个好的办法。阅读的C篇和D篇对学生来说都很难。
李雯靓：阅读平时要多读英语文章，训练自己的语感，猜出来，看不懂可以联系上下文可以猜出来。
主持人：给大家介绍介绍你平常都读哪些英文读物呢？
李雯靓：英文读物，像现在市面上卖的每天读一句英文比较好。
主持人：这是一本杂志吗？
李雯靓：是一本书。
主持人：叫每天读一句是吗？
李雯靓：对。
主持人：你是读一句，还是背下来呢？
李雯靓：当然要背下来。
主持人：看来是每日背一句话了。那么写作这一块满分15分，你得14分也很不容易，写作这一块，是怎么样提高的呢？
李雯靓：我觉得还是背范文，各个区的范文写的都很好，句式和用词相对学生来讲很熟练的，读起来很舒服。
主持人：我能不能问一下，你有没有计算过自己一共背了多少篇范文。
李雯靓：各个区的有的不止背了一遍，2009年开始各区的模拟作文我都背过的。
主持人：2009、2010年两年的范文对吗？
李雯靓：对。
主持人：一年有一模、二模，城八区加起来就是16篇，还有各区县的，你大概背了60篇范文是吗？
李雯靓：对。
主持人：你在听课的过程中怎么样听老师讲更高效一点呢？
李雯靓：听课的时候不要老师说要记一下再听，他平时讲的笑话什么的，里面的语法结构很多。
主持人：老师还给你们讲笑话是吗？
李雯靓：是。
第十一篇
假设你是李华，你在报上看到北京电视台今年七月将举办外国人“学中文，唱中文歌”才艺大赛。你的美国朋友Peter正在北京一所大学学中文，你觉得他应去试一试。请按以下要点给他写信告知此事，并表示可以提供帮助。
比赛时间：7月18日。报名时间：截止到6月30日。报名地点：北京电视台
注意：1。词数：100左右2。可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯3。参考词汇：才艺大赛—talentshow
DearPeter，
Ireadinanewspapertodaythata“LearnChinese，SingChineseSongs”Foreigners’TalentShowwillbeheldinBeijingTelevisionStationonJuly18。Iknowyoulikesinging，andyouareinBeijingduringthatperiod。Ithinkthisisagoodchanceforyoutoshowyoursingingtalent，andhowwellyou’velearnedChinese。Ifyouwouldliketotry，youhavetogototheTVstationtosignupbeforetheendofJune。IfthereisanythingIcandoforyou，Iwouldbemorethangladtohelp。
Yours，
LiHua
