2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 新版 新人教版 21页

上海市2019学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中考试 ‎（考试时间：120分钟　满分：150分）‎ 第I卷 (共110分) ‎ I. Listening Comprehension（25分）‎ Section A (10×1=10分) ‎ 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. All day. B. Only in the morning.‎ C. Only in the afternoon. D. The same as weekdays.‎ ‎2. A. Doctor and patient. B. Customer and salesgirl.‎ C. Man and wife. D. Customer and waitress. ‎ ‎3. A. The woman changed the reservation.‎ ‎ B. The woman made no reservation.‎ ‎ C. The woman made the reservation for the 9:30 flight.‎ ‎ D. The woman misunderstood the man.‎ ‎4. A. Stay in the garden. B. Join the man.‎ ‎ C. Watch TV. D. Do some housework.‎ ‎5. A. About seven or eight days. B. Four or five days.‎ ‎ C. Exactly one week. D. More than ten days.‎ ‎6. A. Britain. B. Italy. C. Spain. D. France.‎ ‎7. A. On a boat trip. B. In a cinema.‎ ‎ C. At the beach. D. In a restaurant.‎ ‎8. A. At 10:05. B. At 5:10. C. At 10:40. D. At 5:20.‎ ‎9. A. Travel agency clerk. B. Office secretary.‎ - 21 -‎ ‎ C. Head nurse. D. Hotel receptionist.‎ ‎10.A. 12 years. B. 24 years. C. 6 years. D. 18 years.‎ Section B(10×1.5=15分)‎ Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) 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. Having no children gives a couple more freedom.‎ B. Having children in youth brings a couple plenty of joy.‎ C. A couple will enjoy life with their children.‎ D. A couple think of children as a nuisance(讨厌的人).‎ ‎12. A. The desire for a job. ‎ ‎ B. The desire for a free lifestyle.‎ ‎ C. The desire for further education.‎ ‎ D. The desire for beauty.‎ ‎13. A. To build a career in communication.‎ B. To have a baby soon.‎ C. To enjoy life better.‎ D. To have a large circle of friends.‎ Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.‎ ‎14. A. People from Holland. B. People from Britain.‎ C. People from Germany. D. The Puerto Ricans.‎ ‎15. A. Asians. B. Irishmen. C. Eastern Europeans. D. Italians.‎ ‎16. A. For adventure. B. For religious freedom.‎ C. For a better life. D. For independence.‎ Questions 17 through 18 are based on the following conversation.‎ - 21 -‎ ‎17. A. They had difficulty understanding their professor.‎ B. They got stuck in the beginning.‎ C. They had no talent for writing.‎ D. They didn’t like detective stories.‎ ‎18. A. To go shopping. B. To get herself relaxed.‎ ‎ C. To look for inspiration for her story. D. To meet Prof. Wilson.‎ Questions 19 through 20 are based on the following conversation.‎ ‎19. A. She has trouble learning English. B. She is often late for class.‎ ‎ C. She has won a scholarship. D. She is absent-minded in class.‎ ‎20. A. She is doing well in study.‎ ‎ B. She has to deliver milk every morning to earn her school fees.‎ ‎ C. Her parents fell ill two months ago.‎ ‎ D. She has behaved well in school. ‎ II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A (10×2=20分)‎ Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct. ‎ 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（21）　 　（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（22）　 　 does you harm. It is time you（23）________(consider) 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（24）　 　_______（good） your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further - 21 -‎ ‎ 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 （25）　 　 number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of you, and yet find（26）　 　 impossible to say no？Do you find yourself getting impatient or（27）　 　（annoy）with people over unimportant things？…If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better（28）　 　（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（29）_______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（30）　 　 （get）ill.‎ Section B (10分)‎ 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. creative B. prepares C. reflects D. methods E. systems F. individually ‎ G. reviewing H. qualities I. memorized J. highly K. important In a society, such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious, and cultural differences, people___31___ value individualism——the differences among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the____32___ that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize information. Instead, they work ____33____and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.‎ In most Asian societies, on the contrary, people have the same language, history,‎ - 21 -‎ ‎ and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the Orient ___34____ society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments. In the classroom, the teaching __35____ are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students recite rules or information that they have memorized.‎ There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these____36___ of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it ___37___students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an____38_____ learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information they have memorized.‎ The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values ___39____ ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven't ___40____as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.‎ III． Reading Comprehension Section A (15分) ‎ 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.‎ Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible．Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to （41）　 　our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy．For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical - 21 -‎ ‎ talent was not something they（42）　 　. As a member of that group, you would likely （43）　 　 that same belief about yourself. As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be （44）　 　 to really get behind yourself．Because you might fear that your （45）　 　 would not pay off．Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not （46）　 　 would probably stop your trying．And that would be a major （47）　 　 to invest your energy in your dream．‎ On the other hand，belief isn't anything （48）　 　．If you found a way to （49）_______　 　 that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, greatly increasing the possibility of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas and dreams is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market．And in both cases, （50）　 　 plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something．One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable（51）　 　 we sometimes think．There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our（52）　 　 in, such as passion, feeling, and sense．Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain, trusting their sense over the（53）　 　 opinion held by ordinary people about what will work．‎ In the same way，we can learn to trust our heart's desires and our sense to guide us,（54）____　 　 any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we（55）　 　 the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper．‎ ‎41．A．simplify B．challenge C．eliminate D．maintain ‎42．A．possessed B．trusted C．objected D．missed ‎43．A．reject B．preserve C．deny D．share ‎44．A．willing B．sorry C．reluctant D．ready ‎45．A．success B．knowledge C．profession D．investment ‎46．A．devoted B．talented C．concerned D．interested - 21 -‎ ‎47．A．obstacle B．excuse C．chance D．principle ‎48．A．important B．fixed C．changeable D．stimulating ‎49．A．enhance B．reserve C．release D．follow ‎50．A．energy B．hobby C．expense D．belief ‎51．A．guide B．ability C．goal D．policy ‎52．A．aim B．faith C．task D．dream ‎53．A．unacceptable B．strange C．unbelievable D．common ‎54．A．questioning B．understanding C．interpreting D．believing ‎55．A．stick to B．lead to C．free up D．leave out Section B（11×2=22分）‎ Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.‎ ‎(A)‎ Today, we tell about a popular graduate degree known as the MBA. The letters represent the words Master of Business Administration.‎ MBA students learn to deal with all kinds of business situations. They learn to solve business problems. They develop skills needed by many different kinds of companies.‎ All MBA programs teach students about subjects including economics, the structure of organizations, finance, marketing and policy. Students then do more study in areas that interest them. It usually takes two years to get an MBA degree if you attend school full-time. Many programs permit students to take classes while they work. These programs take longer to complete.‎ Business is one of the most popular areas of study for foreign students in the United States. To be admitted to an MBA programs, foreign students must show a clear - 21 -‎ ‎ understanding of English by taking the TOEFL test. All students must also take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). The scores on this test are used by more than 1,500 graduate programs throughout the world.‎ Studying for an MBA can be costly. The program at the University of Virginia, for example, costs more than $22,000 a year. That cost does not include housing and food. Foreign students can get financial aid for MBA studies after the first year. The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia today has 120 foreign students studying for an MBA degree.‎ To get information about studying for an MBA, use the computer and go to a website called MBA Explorer. The Internet address is www.gmat.org. Another way is to go to a meeting of the Graduate Management Admission Council. These meetings are called MBA Forums. They are held in different cities in several areas of the world. At the MBA Forums, representatives of business colleges explain their programs and answer questions from people interested in studying business.‎ ‎56. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the MBA program?‎ A. The structure of organization. B. Policy.‎ C. Economics. D. Mathematics.‎ ‎57. MBA Forums are_____________.‎ A. held in different cities in America ‎ B. to help MBA students to learn to deal with all personal problems C. the meeting of the Post-graduate Management Administration Council ‎ D. the meetings where representatives of business colleges can explain their programs ‎58. Studying for an MBA degree, all the students______.‎ A. can get financial aid for MBA studies after the first year ‎ B. can get a degree after one year of study C. develop skills needed by many different kinds of companies ‎ D. who study at the University of Virginia must pay no more than $22,000 a year excluding housing and food.‎ - 21 -‎ ‎59. Which of the following statements is NOT true?‎ A. MBA stands for Master of Business Administration.‎ B. To get an MBA degree, you should usually spend two years in attending school full-time.‎ C. Economics is the most popular area of study in the United States.‎ D. All students applying for an MBA program must take the GMAT.‎ ‎ (B)‎ CALIFORNIA STATE COLLEGE WORKING CONDITIONS AND BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES Payday Employees are paid every other Friday. If Friday is a holiday, payday will be the following Monday. Generally, employees pick up the pay checks in their department; if not, they may be picked at the business office.‎ Overtime All the worked over eight hours in one day and forty hours in a workweek, and also the first eight hours worked on the seventh day of work in a workweek is considered overtime for non-exempt employees. The supervisor must approve all overtime before overtime occurs. Hours in excess of eight hours on the seventh day and in excess of twelve hours in one day will be paid at double time. Exempt employees receive no additional compensation for overtime hours.‎ Parking All employees who will be parking in a staff parking zone must obtain a parking permit. A monthly pre-tax payroll deduction can be made by visiting Human Resources. If you wish to pay cash, present your staff I.D. card and license number to the Cashier’s office. The Safety Department will ticket cars without a parking permit and a fine will be applied.‎ - 21 -‎ Holidays All regular and temporary full-time employees generally receive approximately 13 paid holidays during the course of each calendar year. Regular part-time employees will receive holiday benefits worked out using a prorated system. The holiday schedule is initiated annually.‎ Personal Holiday Each employed is granted one extra day as a Personal Holiday at the time of hire, and at the beginning of each calendar year. Personal Holiday hours must be taken at one time (eight hours full-time or prorated based on the employee’s time). Employees requesting Personal Holiday will be required to complete “Leave Request’ forms. No more than one Personal Holiday is authorized annually.‎ ‎60. How often will an employee generally get paid?‎ ‎ A. Every Friday. B. Every two weeks. ‎ ‎ C. Every week. D. Every other Monday.‎ ‎61. Who has the authority to approve the overtime an employee wishes to do?‎ A. Cashier. B. Safety department officer. ‎ C. Supervisor. D. Human resources officer.‎ ‎62. Where should employees go if they wish to have the parking charge taken off their salary?‎ ‎ A. Human Resources. B. Business Office. ‎ ‎ C. Cashier’s Office. D. Safety Department.‎ ‎（C）‎ Talking to human-like devices can be great fun – just ask Siri to tell you a joke. But it may also lead to problems.‎ A recent study by scientists from the University of Kansas (KU) in the US found that human-like devices keep people from seeking out normal human interaction when - 21 -‎ ‎ they feel lonely.‎ During a series of experiments, participants were asked to write about a time when they felt lonely. They also took part in an online game of “catch” against a computer program that was designed to “throw” the ball to other players more often, but participants believed they were playing with real people online.‎ Participants were then introduced to human-like products, including a vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器) designed to appear as if it were smiling. They were also asked to think about their phone in human-like terms, considering questions like “how much does it help you?”‎ The results showed that the participants were happy with the comfort they got from the machines and didn’t need to seek out normal human interaction.‎ Generally, when people feel socially excluded, they seek out other ways to reduce the feeling of loneliness. Normal ways include increasing their number of social media friends or engaging in behaviors to seek out interaction with other people, according to Jenny Olson, assistant professor of marketing at KU.‎ But it wasn’t all bad news, as the team found that there were limits to how far this effect would extend.‎ ‎“As soon as we tell people we know that it looks like the [vacuum cleaner] is smiling, they seemed to realize it was a machine and not a person,” Olson told Daily Mail. “The effect goes away. This seems to be happening on a very subconscious level.”‎ Researchers believe the results are important for consumers to realize how these types of products could affect their social interaction with real people, especially because so many new products feature interactivity.‎ ‎“If someone notices they are talking more to Siri lately, maybe that has something to do with feeling lonely,” Olson said. “From that standpoint, it’s important to be aware of it.”‎ The study could also help companies design products that can increase the well-being of people who feel lonely, without sacrificing normal social interaction.‎ ‎ “Maybe it is more about improving our current relationships,” Olson said,‎ - 21 -‎ ‎ “such as taking a break from screen time and focusing on developing your real personal connections.”‎ ‎63. Researchers from the University of Kansas found that________.‎ A. human-like devices may help people interact with others.‎ B. interaction with human-like devices may make people feel lonely.‎ C. lonely people may easily become addicted to human-like devices.‎ D. human-like devices may reduce people’s social interaction in real life.‎ ‎64. During the experiments, participants__________.‎ A. were allowed to talk with human-like devices.‎ B. were shown devices with human features.‎ C. played online games with both machines and real people.‎ D. were encouraged to engage in normal human interaction.‎ ‎65. The underlined phrase “this effect” in Paragraph 7 refers to the fact that________. ‎ A. lonely people are more likely to seek out interaction with other people.‎ B. lonely people are content to only interact with human-like machines.‎ C. the feeling of loneliness deepens as people interact more with human-like devices.‎ D. people who are socially excluded would get uninterested in socializing.‎ ‎66. What is the significance of the study according to Jenny Olson?‎ A. It shows people why human-like products make them feel lonely.‎ B. It warns people to stop using human-like devices completely and focus on real social interaction.‎ C. It may help the well-being of people who feel lonely and improve their current relationships.‎ D. It points out the effects of human-like devices and could help companies improve their products.‎ Section C （4×2=8分）‎ Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more - 21 -‎ ‎ sentences than you need.‎ A. More than a quarter are in sub-Saharan Africa.‎ B. There are many reasons for world hunger.‎ C. It takes the effort of every country to fight against world hunger.‎ D. In those places, obesity is a far bigger problem than hunger.‎ E. Those places need far more food than they actually get.‎ F. By the end of this year, more than 35 million people will have died as a result of not having enough to eat.‎ In 2009, the number of hungry people in the world reached one billion for the first time. It's difficult not to be shocked by the fact that more than one in seven people in the world do not have enough to eat. 67 Hunger kills more people per year than diseases such as AIDS, malaria（疟疾）and TB (肺结核) combined.‎ ‎　　The UN estimates that almost two thirds of the world's hungry people are in Asia, which is of course the world's most populous continent. 68 Although this region has a much lower population than Asia, it has the highest percentage of hungry people. Almost all of the rest are in Latin America, North Africa and the Caribbean. In the richest regions of the world there are only a tiny number of people who don’t have enough to eat.‎ ‎　　 69 They include wars, droughts, floods, and the over-use of farming land. All these factors affect food production. Many people also blame greedy businessmen for pushing up the prices of basic foods in the global market. But the most important reason, quite simply, is poverty, which has increased recently due to the financial crisis of 2008.‎ Although many people make the obvious point that there would be less hunger if the global population were smaller, few people would argue that there is not enough food to go around. The basic problem seems to be not a lack of food, but its distribution. In the last 50 years, global food production has risen even more quickly than the ‎ - 21 -‎ global population. There are many areas of the world in which people generally have more than enough food. 70 The answer to world hunger, therefore, may be a balanced food distribution around the whole world. Everyone will have enough to eat, but not overeat.‎ IV. Summary Writing (10分)‎ Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.‎ Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon ourselves." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.  ‎ The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend too much time thinking about the future-for example, getting into college or getting a good job-that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives. ‎ Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities. ‎ Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.‎ 第II 卷 (共40分)‎ I. Translation（3+3+4+5=15分）‎ - 21 -‎ Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.‎ ‎71. 据说他不久就要被提升为总经理。（promote）‎ ‎72. 尽管困难重重，他丰富的工作经验最终使他能胜任这个工作。（despite）‎ ‎73. 我们只有一个可以生存的地球，浪费任何土地资源都承受不起。（afford）‎ ‎74. 既然他们已经答应要弥补你的损失，你再向他们抱怨就没意义了。（point）‎ II. Guided Writing （25分）‎ Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.‎ ‎ Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.‎ 1. 简要描述图片 2. 结合实例谈谈你的看法。‎ ‎ ‎ - 21 -‎ 上海市2019学年度第一学期高二年级英语学科期中考试 答 案 I. Listening comprehension ‎ ‎1. BBDCA 6. DDDDB ‎ ‎11-13. ABA 14-16. AAC 17-18.BC 19-20. BD Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary ‎ ‎21. has been regarded 22. that 23. considered 24. better 25. a ‎26. it 27. annoyed 28. control 29. in 30. to get ‎31-35. JHFCD 36-40. EBKAI ‎ III. Reading Comprehension ‎41-45. BADCD 46-50. BABCD 51-55. ABDAC ‎ ‎56-59. DDCC 60-62. BCA 63-66. DBBD ‎ ‎67-70. FABD IV．Summary Writing ‎ ①People can find happiness by adopting three helpful suggestions. ②First, enjoying simple things in life helps people to focus on and enjoy the present. ③Second, being active helps people forget about worries. ④Third, helping others makes people feel good. (39 words)‎ V. Translation ‎71. It is said that// he will be promoted to// general manager soon. 72. Despite many difficulties,// his rich working experience//qualified him for/to do the job. ‎ ‎73. There is only one earth// on which we can live/to live on, //so we can’t afford to //waste any land resources.‎ ‎74. Now that/Since //they have agreed to// make up for your loss, //there is no point in //complaining (about it to them) any more.‎ VI. Guided Writing 略 ‎ 听力原文材料 - 21 -‎ 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. M: I was hoping the new gymnasium would be open.‎ ‎ W: The sign says “9 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, 8 a.m. to 12:00 noon Saturdays.”‎ ‎ Q: When is the new gymnasium open on weekends?‎ ‎2. M: Can you recommend something a girl really like?‎ ‎ W: I think this kind of shampoo is the best choice.‎ ‎ Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?‎ ‎3. M: Did you make a reservation on the 9:30 flight for me?‎ ‎ W: I thought you wanted to take the 8:30 one. It’s too late to change it now.‎ ‎ Q: What’s the problem?‎ ‎4. M: It’s such a warm day. I think I’ll do some reading in the garden.‎ ‎ W: I’d like to join you but I find it comfortable to watch TV here in the sitting-room.‎ ‎ Q: What is the woman going to do?‎ ‎5. M: Susan, how long will your aunt be staying with you?‎ ‎ W: Just about a week or so.‎ ‎ Q: How many days will her aunt be staying with her?‎ ‎6. M: Which city are you going to visit next?‎ ‎ W: I’m going to visit Paris for three weeks and then I’ll visit London and Rome.‎ ‎ Q: Which country is the woman’s next stop ‎7. M: May I make a recommendation, madam? The fish are good these days. They are fresh from the ocean.‎ ‎ W: Thank you, but I don’t care for seafood.‎ ‎ Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ - 21 -‎ ‎8. W: It’s ten to five. In another half an hour, we’ll get to the station.‎ ‎ M: I’m glad we won’t miss the train this time.‎ ‎ Q: When will they be at the railway station?‎ ‎9. M: Have you a single room with bath for tonight and tomorrow night?‎ ‎ W: Just a moment, sir. Well, we haven’t any singles left, I’m afraid. But we could let you have a double room for the same price.‎ ‎ Q: What is the woman’s job?‎ ‎10. M: I have been working in this school for 12 years.‎ ‎ W: Ann has been working here twice as long as you.‎ ‎ Q: How long has Ann been working in that school?‎ Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the longer conversation(s) and short passage(s). The longer conversation(s) and short passage(s) 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. ‎ In the past, young couple often had their children right after getting married. They didn’t ask themselves if they had the desire to stay up at night with babies, to give up going out at night whenever they wanted to. Now many young couples feel that not having children will allow them to have a freer, more enjoyable lifestyle.‎ Michael Shandrik, 28, and his wife Pamela, 30, for example, have joined the growing number of young couples who don’t have and do not want children. Many of their close friends are childless and plan to remain that way. Michael says the decision not to have children developed over four years of marriage. He explains, “We never decided to become childless. It more or less became an understanding after we got married.” Pamela adds, “If I had married before 23, I probably would have had children. But as the years went by, I got used to the idea of working and not having children. It’s too late to change now.”‎ - 21 -‎ For both of them, the desire for a free lifestyle played a big part in the decision. Michael, who wants to build a career in communications, makes the point. “We would buy the things we really want rather than go without things for the sake of the children. If we had a kid, we would have to start thinking about its education and health. We need the independence of getting somewhere whenever we want. I want to go ahead.”‎ Questions: ‎ ‎11. What is the major point discussed in the passage?‎ ‎12. What plays an important role in the couple’s decision not to have children?‎ ‎13. What does Michael want to do?‎ Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions.‎ The story of New York City is a story of successive waves of immigrants arriving to find a better life. In 1626, the Dutch sailed into the harbor and founded the city they called New Amsterdam. Then, in 1664, came the conquering British who changed the young city’s name to New York. The name was retained even after America won its independence. By 1800, half the city’s 60,000 inhabitants were of British origin, but already there were settlers of many other nationalities as well. ‎ The year 1856 marked the arrival of the first of large numbers of Germans and Irish. Twenty-four years later, in 1880, eastern Europeans and Italians began to arrive. By 1890, the city’s population has grown to 3,437,200. Soon after that, however, laws were passed to limit the number of foreigners allowed to immigrate to America. Such laws did not prevent the arrival in the 1950s of a large number of Puerto Ricans from the U.S. possession of Puerto Rico. As American citizens, they had every right to live wherever they chose in the U.S.A. Prior to that, between the two world wars, hundreds of thousands of American blacks rode buses and trains from the south to New York City in search of work and better living conditions. Both groups originally settled in large numbers in Harlem.‎ ‎14. Who first founded the city of New York?‎ ‎15. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as New York’s immigrants?‎ ‎16. For what purpose did most people come to New York?‎ Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following conversation.‎ - 21 -‎ M: I am so relieved I just finished the story I was working on. W: I haven’t quite finished mine yet. I had trouble getting past the beginning. M: How come? W: Well, I was really happy to be writing a detective story. But after the first few pages, I just couldn't write any more. M: The same thing happened to me. W: Well, Prof. Wilson said it’s pretty common for writers to get stuck like that. M: You went to talk to her about it? W: Actually, I went to ask for more time to finish the assignment. But instead she gave me some advice. She said that the first thing I should do is just write anything that comes into my head even if it doesn't make any sense. M: That is interesting. When I got stuck, I shifted to something else, you know, do some work for my other courses. W: Well, her methods seem to have worked for me. I’ve written most of the story, and I should be able to hand it in on time. But first I need to go to the jewelry store. M: You are going shopping? Can’t you wait until you finish your story? W: I am going there for my story. My detective solves a jewelry store robbery. So I want to take a look at how the jewelry cases are arranged, where the security cameras are located, that sort of thing.‎ Questions:‎ ‎17. What problem did both of them meet with while writing?‎ ‎18. Why is the woman going to the jewelry store?‎ ‎ ‎ Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following conversation. ‎ W: May I come in, sir? ‎ M: Yes, please. You’re Jane, I suppose?‎ W: Yes, Sir. I was told to see you at your office after class. ‎ M: Oh, yes. Well, I was told that you have had some trouble attending your English class on time during the past few days. Can I help you in any way?‎ - 21 -‎ W: Uh … yes. I really hate to be late for classes, sir. But I have to deliver twenty bottles of milk to twenty houses every morning before I come to school, since both my parents fell ill two months ago. ‎ M: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. But don’t you have any other people to help you?‎ W: I’m afraid not. I am the only child in my family. I have to do something to help my family to pay for my school fees. ‎ M: I see. I think we can do something to help you. What if we give you a scholarship?‎ W: It’s very kind of you, sir. It would be a great help to me. ‎ M: Would you tell me where you stand in your class?‎ W: I’m always on the top 10 list, sir. ‎ M: That’s great. Everything will be OK, little girl. I’ll give you a week’s time to stop your delivering milk. ‎ W: Thanks a lot, sir. I won’t let you down. ‎ Questions:‎ ‎19. Why is the woman asked to come to the office?‎ ‎20. Which is not a reason the woman is given a scholarship?‎ ‎ ‎ - 21 -‎