2023上海實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三年級(jí)下冊3月試卷

2023上海實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三下3月試卷

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword:fortheotherblanksuseonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

AChinesecivilianunmannedairshipunintendedlyenteredUSairspacelastweekdueto

forcemajeureandwasshotdownbytheUSmilitaryonSaturday.Fordays,USpoliticiansand

mediahavehypedupthisincidentclaimingitwasaspyinthesky.IsthisapartofChina's

surveillanceprogramoranaccidentalincidentoverplayedbyUSpoliticiansandmediatosmear

China?

LastFriday,ChinaconfirmedthattheairshipwasfromChinanotingthatitwasanunitended

entrycausedbyforcemajeure.AccordingtoaChineseforeignministryspokesperson,theballoon

wasacivilianairshipusedmainlyformeteorologicalresearchthatwentoff(21)planned

courseduetowindsandhadlimitedself-steeringcapability.(22)theUSspottedthe

airship,theChinesesideinformedtheUSsideoftheciviliannatureoftheairshipandconveved

thatitsentryintotheUSwasunexpected.ChinahasactivelycommunicatedwiththeUSand

workedwiththeUStoproperlyhandlethisunexpectedsituationinacalmprofessionaland

(23)(restrain)manner.

Itisnotthefirsttimeintheworldthatballoonsforscientificresearch(24)(go)out

ofcontrol.In1998,aCanadianweatherballoon-(25)(conduct)scientificresearchforthe

CanadianSpaceAgency,EnvironmentCanada,andtheUniversityofDenverintheUS-went

rogueduetoatechnicalmalfunction.Theballoonfailedtocomedownasplannedanddrifted

acrossCanadatowardtheAtlanticOcean.Theballoonsdriftedintheskyforninedays,

(26)(enter)manycountriesairspace,andfinallylandedonFinland'sMariehamnIsland.

ThecurrentChineseballoonisasimilarstyletotheCanadianballoon.

Accordingto(27)USofficial,theballoon'spayload-thepartundertheballoon-isthe

sizeoftwoorthreeschoolbuses.Iftheballoonis(28)theUSclaimedas"partofan

espionageprogram/'itdidn'tmakesenseforChinatochoosesuchagiantballoonvisibleto

civilianswiththenakedeye(29)theUSsidewouldeasilydetect.Also,theUSsenior

defenseofficialacknowledgedthattheballoon"neverposedamilitaryorphysicalthreattothe

Americanpeople.

ItisnotthefirsttimetheUSsidehasmadegroundlessaccusations(30)Chinaof

spying.However,theUSneverprovidedanysubstantialevidencetoprovetheirsuspicion.Asa

responsiblecountry,Chinastrictlyadherestointernationallawandrespectsothercountries

sovereigntyandterritorialintegrity.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeused

onceNotethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.necessityB.strikinglyC.committedD.donateE.literallyF.attachments

G.incomprehensibleH.eased1.switchJ.green-washK.pilot

Thethrilloftheold

"Fewarticleschangeownersmorefrequentlythanclothes.Theytraveldownwardsfrom

gradetogradeinthesocialscalewithremarkableregularity,"wrotethejournalistAdolpheSmith

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in1877ashetracedagarment'sjourney.

Thatmodelisalmost(31)intheeraoffastfashion.TheaverageBritishcustomer

buysfouritemsamonth,oftenatpocket-moneyprices;thoughthelowcostisagodsendforthe

hard-up,manypurchasesarediscardedafterafewoutingsorneverwornatall.ClothesAid

reportsthat350,000tonnesofusedbutstillwearableclothinggoestolandfillintheUKeach

year.

Yetagradualrevivalofthesecondhandtradehasgatheredpaceinthelastyears.Atfashion

websiteAsos,vintagesaleshaverisenby92%.Itwasoncewornoutof(32);thenit

becamethequirkychoiceofJarvisCocker-stylemisfitsandthelabelof"vintage"gaveitcachet.

Nowitissimplyawayoflife.Busyfamiliessellcast-offitemsoneBay,teenagerstradeonDepop

andfashionistasofferdesignerlabelsonVestiaireCollective.(33),ithasbecomebig

enoughbusinessthatmainstreamretailerswantasliceoftheaction.Cos,ownedbyH&M,has

launchedresaleserviceonitswebsite.Selfridgesalreadyhasavintagechannel.Asdaannounced

lastweekthatitwouldsellsecondhandclothingin50supermarkets,followingasuccessful

(34)project.

Forsomebuyersandsellers,the(35)tosecondhandisbornofpandemic-induced

financialneed.Othershavebecomequeasyatworkingconditionsinfactories,ortheimpactof

theirshoppinghabitontheplanet.Buttheshiftisonlyapartialsolution.Oneconcernisthat

mainstreambrandsmay"(36)"-usingrelativelysmallvolumesofsecondhandgoodsto

improvetheirimageratherthanengagingmoreseriouslywithsustainability.Anotherworryis

thatgoodcausesarelosingoutaspeopletraderatherthan(37)unwantedclothes.The

biggestconcernmaybethatpeoplekeepbuyingbecausetheyknowtheycanresellgoods,still

chasingthebuzzofthenextpurchasebutwitha(n)(38)conscienceandhealthierbank

balance.

AnewNetflixseries,WornStories,documentstheemotionalresonancethatclothescan

have,eachitem"amemoirinminiature"writesEmilySpivack,whosebookgaverisetotheshow.

Ahandbagfromagrandmother;ascarfpassedonbyafather,garmentthatmadepeoplefeel

confidentintheirfirstjob-almosteveryonehasatleastoneitemtheycherish.Perhapswecould

cultivatesuch(39).Aloveofstyleisnotabadortrivialthing.Buta(n)

(40)relationshipisbetterthanaquickfling.Canwelearntoappreciateourownold

clothesaswellasotherpeople's?

III.ReadingComprehensions

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,

B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

SoundsofMarswindcapturedbyNasa'sInSightlander

ThesoundofthewindonMarshasbeencapturedforthefirsttimebyNasa'sInSightlander,

whichwas41____toMarsandtoucheddownontheredplanet10daysago.

Theagency'sJetPropulsionLaboratory(JPL)___42apieceofprocessedaudioofthe

alienwindonFridayevening.InSightcollectedthelow-frequencyrumblingsduringitsfirstweek

ofoperations.

Thewindis___43tobeblowingatbetween10and15mph.Thesearethefirstsounds

fromMarsthatare___44____byhumanears,accordingtotheresearchers.

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"Capturingthisaudiowasanunplanned___45:saidBruceBanerdt,theInSight

principalinvestigatoratNasa'slabinCalifornia."Butoneofthethingsourmissionis

___46toismeasuringmotiononMarsandnaturallythatincludesmotioncausedbysound

waves."

NasapresentedthesoundsatanewsconferenceonFriday.CornellUniversity'sDonBanfield

toldreportersthey___47himof"sittingoutsideonawindysummerafternoon...insome

sense,thisiswhatitwouldsoundasifyouweresittingontheInSightlanderonMars".

Scientistsinvolvedintheprojectsaidthesoundhasathought-provokingquality.Thomas

PikeofImperialCollegeLondonsaidtherumblingwas"ratherdifferenttoanythingthatwe've

experiencedonEarth,andIthinkitjustgivesusanotherwayof___48____howfarawayweare

gettingthesesignals."

ThenoiseisofthewindblowingagainstInSight'ssolarpanelsandtheresultingvibrationof

theentirespacecraft.Thesoundswere___49byanairpressuresensorinsidethelanderthat

ispartofaweatherstation,aswellastheseismometer(地震儀)onthedeckofthespacecraft.

ThelowfrequenciesarearesultofMars'verythinair___50,whichisalmostentirely

madeupofcarbondioxide,and,evenmoreso,theseismometeritself,whichismeanttodetect

undergroundseismicwavesthatarewellbelowthethresholdofhumanhearing.The

seismometerwillbemovedtotheMartiansurfaceinthecomingweeks.Untilthen,theteam

planstorecordmorewindnoise.

The1976VikinglandersonMars___51spacecraftshakingcausedbywind,butitwould

bea(n)___52toconsideritsound,saidBanerdt.

InSightlandedonMarson26November."We'reallstillonahighfromthelandinglast

week...andherewearelessthantwoweeksafterlandingandwe'vealreadygotsomeamazing

newscience,"saidNasa'sLoriGlaze,theactingdirectorof___53science."It'scool.It'sfun."

OnthesurfaceofMars,InSightwilldrawonasuiteofinstrumentstostudytheplanet's

internalstructure.Aseismometerdeplovedbyarobotarmwillactasa(n)___54tothe

groundandlistenfortremorsproducedwhensubterraneanrockfacesslippastoneanother

alonggeologicalfault-lines(斷層線).ScientistsexpectInSighttorecordanythingfromadozento

100Marsauakesofmaenitude3.5orgreateroverthelander'stwo-yearmission.The

seismometerisso___55thatitcandetectvibrationssmallerthanthewidthofanatom.

41.A.transferredB.launchedC.deliveredD.orbited

42.A.releasedB.generatedC.advocatedD.addressed

43.A.realizedB.establishedC.estimatedD.identified

44.A.distinguishableB.availableC.detectableD.accessible

45.A.incidentB.implicationC.trickD.treat

46.A.depositedB.arrangedC.supposedD.dedicated

47.A.informedB.remindedC.deprivedD.convinced

48.A.figuringoutB.dealingwithC.thinkingaboutD.workingon

49.A.screenedB.recognizedC.InterferedD.recorded

50.A.densityB.concentrationC.intensity0.quantity

51.A.madeupB.caughtupC.tookupD.pickedup

53.A.planetaryB.geologicalC.gravitationalD.physical

54.A.aidB.earC.armD.tool

55.A.delicateB.sensibleC.accurateD.sensitive

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SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionson

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Ifindithumoroussometimesthateventhemostmundaneoccurrencescanhaveanimpact

onourawareness.

Mywife,daughter,andImovedintoourhomenineyearsagoandwespentalotoftimeand

energyintheyardtogetitlookinglikeitdoestoday.Weliveonacorner,higherthanstreetlevel,

andtheentiresideoftheyardisencasedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall.Thefrontofthe

housethoughisanotherstorybecauseinsteadofawallalongthesidewalktherocksappearto

bejustthrownupontothedirtasifsomeonewereinahurrytofinish.

Wedidthebestwecouldwithwhatwehadtoworkwithandcalledthisareaour"rock

garden'.Wheneverwehadleftoverflowersorplants,DeniseorIwouldstickthemoutfront,just

tobringsomecolortothearea.

Istilldoallofmyownyardwork,eventhedreadedweed-pulling.Afterputtingonmyknee

padsIassumethepositiontocleartheyardofweeds,evenintherockgarden.

LastsummerIhadreachedtheendoftherockgardenandfoundatinylittleplantthatI

couldnotimmediatelyidentify.IknewIdidn'tplantitandDeniseclaimedthatshedidn'teither.

Wedecidedtoletitcontinuegrowinguntilwecouldfigureoutwhatitwas.

WeekspassedandasImademywaybacktothemysteryplant,itappearedtobea

Sunflower.Itwasspindlylookingwithatallskinnystalkandonlyoneheadonit.Idecidedto

babyitalongandweedaroundit.AsIpulledrocksfromtheareatogettotheweeds.Inoticed

somethingunusual.TheSunflowerhadnotstartedwhereIsawthestalkbegin.Itactuallyhad

begununderabigrockandgrownunderandaroundittoreachthesun.

That'swhenIrealizedthatifatinylittleSunflowerdidn'tletabigrockstandinitswayof

developing,wetoohavethecapabilityofdoingthesamething.Onceourenvironmentbeginsto

seethatwebelieveinourselveslikethatlittleSunflower,wecanattainthesamenourishment

andnurturingaswell.

First,weneedtobelieveinourselvesknowingwehavethecapabilitiesinachievingour

desires.LiketheSunflower,itknewithadthecapabilitytoovercomeitsobstaclebecauseit

trustedintheUniversalTruthandhadfaithitwouldsucceed.

StandtallliketheSunflowerandbeproudofwhoandwhatyouareandtheenvironment

willbegintosupportyou.Youwillfindawaytogounderoraroundyourbigobstacleinorderto

reachyourdesires.

56.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Theauthor'sfamilyspenttimeandenergymakingthegardenmorebeautiful

B.Theentireyardwassurroundedbyaprofessionallybuiltrockwall

C.Theauthor'sfamilyusedtostickflowersorplantsonthedoor

D.Theauthorthinksweed-pullingisaninterestingthing

57.Whydidtheauthordecidetokeeptheplantgrowing?

A.Becausetheauthorknewitwasasunflower.

B.BecausethetinylittleplantwasplantedbyDenise

C.Becausetheauthorwantedtofigureoutwhatitwas

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□.Becausetheauthorthoughtitwasamysteryplant.

58.Whatunusualthingsdidtheauthornotice?

A.Thismysteriousplantwasasunflower

B.Thereweremanyweedsaroundthesunflower

C.Thesunflowerwasshortofsunlight

D.Thesunflowergrewfromunderthebigstone.

59.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusthroughthispassage?

A.Sunflowershavestrongvitality

B.Don'tremovetheunknowngrass.

C.Wecandowhateverwecantosucceed

D.Tosucceedistohavefirmfaithandperseverance

(B)

Howtobecomeascientist:careersinscience

Ifyou'reinterestedinacareerinscienceyoucouldlookforhigherapprenticeship

programmes,whichareofferedbyafewlargeemployers.However,therearealsomanysmaller

employersinscienceandsincethesetendtotakeononlygraduates-andlargeremployersalso

rungraduateschemes-youmaydecidethatgoingtouniversitywouldsuityoubetter.Whichever

routeyouchoose,youwillfirstneedtomakesureyouaretakingtherightAlevels,Scottish

Highersorequivalent.

WhatAlevelsshouldItakeforacareerinscience?

TheareaofscienceinwhichyouareinterestedinworkingwilldetermineyourchoiceofA

levelsorequivalent.

Lifesciencesandfoodscienceandtechnology

IfyouareinterestedinworkingintheseareasofsciencethenyouwillneedtotakeAlevel:

inchemistryandbiology.AnAlevelinmathsand/orphysicsmayalsobeneededtogetonto

manyhigherapprenticeshipprogrammesanduniversitycourses.

Chemicaldevelopmentandmanufacturing

IfyouwanttoworkinthechemicalindustrythenyouwillneedtotakeAlevelchemistry,

physicsandmathstogetontohigherapprenticeshipschemesanduniversitycourses.Youmay

alsoneedatleastoneothersciencesubjectsuchasmaths,physicsorbiology.

Physicalsciences

Ifyouwanttoworkinthisarea,youwillneedtotakeAlevelsinphysicsandmaths.Studying

furthermathsmayalsoprovebeneficial.

Otherareasofscience

TheAlevelsyouwillneedtodoforotherareasofsciencewillvaryaccordingtothecareer

youwishtofollowandforsomecareers,youmayfindnon-sciencesubjectsareuseful.For

example,ifyouareinterestedinbecomingameteorologistthenAlevelsinmaths,physicsand

geographywouldhelp.IfyouwanttobecomeanecologistthenAlevelsinbiology,geography

andeithermathsorchemistrywouldbeagoodcombination.

Apprenticeshipschemes

Anumberofemployersinthesciencesectorofferhigheranddegreeapprenticeshipsto

schoolleavers.Entrystandardscanbehigh,withsomeemployersaskingfor96UCASpointsor

moretojointheirapprenticeshipschemes.Aspartofahigherapprenticeship,youmightstudyto

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gainafoundationdegree.AspartofadegreeapprenticeshipyouwillstudyforaBSc（abachelors

degree）inaspecificdegreediscipline,whichisdeterminedbytheapprenticeshipyoutake.

60.Whatcoursesdoyouneedtostudyifyouareinterestedinnaturalscience?

A.ChemistryandBiologyB.ChemistryandMathematics

C.PhysicsandMathematicsD.Physicsandgeography

61.Whatkindofscientistsneedtostudymathematicsandphysicsandgeography?

A.SeniormeteorologistB.Ecologist

C.FamousliterarymasterD.Greataccomplishedartist

62.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thesciencedepartmentmainlyrecruitsfreshgraduates.

B.Relevantscientificdepartmentshavespecialtrainingprogramsforscientists.

C.Thoseenrolledinthescientisttrainingprogramdonotneedrelevantdegrees.

D.Havingabasicdegreeisnotenoughtojointhesciencedepartment.

（C）

AlanJamiesonremembersseeingitforthefirsttime:asmall,blackfiberfloatinginliquid.It

resembledahair,butwhenJamiesonexamineditunderamicroscope,herealizedthatthefiber

wasclearlysynthetic-apieceofplastic.Andworryingly,hisstudentLaurenBrookshadpulledit

fromthegutofasmallamphipodlivinginoneofthedeepestpartsoftheocean.

Forthepastdecade,Jamieson,amarinebiologistatNewcastleUniversity,hasbeensending

vehiclestothebottomofmarinetrenches（海溝），whichcanbeasdeepastheHimalayasaretall.

Theselandershavecollectedamphipods-scavengerrelativesofcrabsandshrimpthatthrivein

theabyss.Jamiesonoriginallywantedtoknowhowtheseanimalsdifferfromonedistanttrench

toanother.Butafewyearsago,hedecidedtoanalyzetheirbodyfortoxic,human-made

pollutantswhichhavebeenbannedfordecadesbutwhichpersistinnatureformuchlonger.

TheteamfoundmuchPCBs（多氯聯(lián)苯）.Someamphipodswerecarryinglevels50times

higherthanthoseseenincrabsfromoneofChina'smostpollutedrivers.Whenthenewsbroke,

Jamiesonreceivedcallsfromjournalistsandconcernedcitizens.Andineverydiscussion,one

questionkeptcomingup:Whataboutplastics?

Theworldproducesanestimated10tonsofplasticasecondandbetween5millionand14

milliontonssweepintotheoceanseveryyear.Someofthemwashesuponbeaches.About5

trillionpiecescurrentlyfloatinsurfacewaters,mostlyintheformoftiny,easy-to-swallow

fragmentsthatendsupinthegutofalbatrosses,seaturtles,plankton,fish,andwhales.But

thosepiecesalsosink,snowingintothedeepseaandupontheamphipodsthatlivethere.

"It'snotagoodresult,"Jamiesonsaid."Idon*tlikedoingthistypeofwork."Whenhe

submittedhisfindingstoascientificjournal,theresearcherswhoreviewedthepaperreasonably

askedhowhecouldtellthatthefiberswereactuallyplastic."Ourresponsewas,"Someofit's

purple!,HJamiesonsays.

"There'sbitsofpinkinthere.Thisdoesn'tcomefromanimals."Tosatisfythecritics,his

teamchemicallyanalyzedasubsetofthefibersandfoundthatallofitwassynthetic.

Otherscientistshavealsofoundplasticlitterinthedeep:justlastyear,oneteam

documentedaplasticbagatthebottomoftheMarianaTrench.Untilnow,noonehadshown

thatabyssalanimalswereactuallyeatingthosefragmentsbutitseemsobviousthatamphipods

would.Whenamorsel（食物碎屑）hitstheoceanfloor,amphipodstunupindroves.

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Foodisscarceinthedeep,soamphipodseatprettymuchanythingwhichmakesthem

particularlyvulnerabletoplastics.Andsincetheysitatthebottomoftheoceanfoodwebs,their

appetitecanupsetentireecosvstems,"They'relikebagsofpeanuts,"Jamiesonsays,"Everything

elseeatsamphipods-shrimp,fish-andthey'llendupconsumingplastics,too.Andwhenthe

fishdie.theygetconsumedbyamphipodsanditgoesroundandroundincircles."

“IimaginepollutionintheMarianaTrenchisanabstractconceptformostpeople,butfor

thoseofuslivingintheMarianaIslandsthishasconsequencesforwhatendsuponourdinner

plates,"saysAngeloVillagomez,fromtheMarianaIslandswhoworksforthePewBertarelli

OceanLegacyProject."Sowhatcanwedo?TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationof

Naturerecommendsweprotect30percentofeverymarinehabitattoaddresshumanimpacts,

butthatwillonlyhelpifwe'realsosustainablymanagingtheremaining70percent,reducing

carbonemissions,andlimitingthepollutionbeingdumpedintheoceaninthefirstplace."

63.Theunderlinedword"abyss"inthepassageisclosestinmeaningto?

A.bottomlessholeB.highpeakC.distantareaD.endlesspain

64.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Amphipodsbegintoproducefibersduetomarinepollution

B.Jamiesonendedupknowingthedifferencebetweenanimalsindifferenttrenches.

CJamiesonhasprovedthefiberstheyfoundweregeneratedbyhumans

D.Amphipodsconsumealmosteverythinginoceansandoftenattackothercreatures

65.Bysaying"theirappetitecanupsetentireecosystems",theauthormeans?

A.Amphipodsconsumingtoomuchmarineresourcesaffectthebalanceofnature

B.Amphipodscanproducechaineffectssincetheyarefoodresourcesofothers

C.Amphipodshaveoccupiedalotofoceanspacebecauseoftheirappetite.

D.Amphipodshabitatshouldbeprotectedsoastoaddresshumanimpacts

66.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofpassage?

A.Amphipodsthreatenedbyplasticlitter

B.Marinepollution-abigproblem

C.Thedisturbedecosysteminthesea

D.Mosttroublingdiscoveryinthedeepestocean

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SectionC

Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Thereisnodoubtthatmytheorywasagreatbreakthroughthen.

B.Instead,itcamefromintuitionandinspiration.

C.ForEinstein,itwasthehumanitiesthatmainlycontributedtohisachievements.

D.Einsteinalsoowedhisscientificinsightandintuitionmainlytomusic.

E.Mynewdiscoveryistheresultofmusicalperception.

F.Einsteinhimselfworkedintuitivelyandexpressedhimselflogically.

Einstein'sOpinionsonCreativeThinking

"Thegreatestscientistsareartistsaswell/'saidAlbertEinstein,oneofthegreatest

physicistsandanamateurpianistandviolinist.

ForEinstein,insightdidnotcomefromlogicormathematics.(67)Ashetoldone

friend,"WhenIexaminemyselfandmymethodsofthought,Ifindthatthegiftofimagination

hasmeantmoretomethananytalentforabsorbingabsoluteknowledge.Allgreatachievements

ofsciencemuststartfromintuitiveknowledge.Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.

ButhowdidartdifferfromscienceforEinstein?Surprisinglyitwasn'tthecontentofanidea,

oritssubject,thatdeterminedwhethersomethingwasartorscience,buthowtheides

impressed.Ifwhatisseenandexperiencedisdescribedinthelanguageoflogic,thenitisscience.

Ifitiscommunicatedandrecognizedintuitively,thenitisart.(68)That'swhyhe

saidthatgreatscientistswerealsoartists.Einsteinfirstdescribedhisintuitivethoughtprocesses

ataphysicsconferenceinKyotoin1922whenheindicatedthatheusedimagesandfeelingsto

solvehisproblemsandfoundwords,logicalsymbolsormathematicalequationslater.

(69)"Iflwerenotaphysicist,"heoncesaid,Hlwouldprobablybeamusician.

IoftenthinkinmusicandIseemylifeintermsofmusic.Igetmostjoyinlifeoutofmusic.

WheneverIfeelthatIhavecometotheendoftheroadorintoadifficultsituationinmywork,I

wouldburymyselfinmusic,andthatwouldusuallysolveallmydifficulties/

MusicprovidedEinsteinwithaconnectionbetweentimeandspacewhichbothcombine

spatialandstructuralaspects."Thetheoryofrelativityoccurredtomebyintuitionandmusicis

thedrivingforcebehindthisintuition.MyparentshadmestudytheviolinfromthetimeIwassix.

(70)"saidEinstein.

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第H卷

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)of

thepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

WhyDoChineseParentsPreferLegostoBarbies?

Buddingengineersclusteraroundatable-sizedmodeloftheChinaArtMuseum,alandmark

ofShanghai,addinghelipads,carrot,patchesandotherimprovementswithcolorfulbricks.

PrisingachildfromLego'svastshopnearPeople'sSquarecanbelikeun-stickingtwostubborn

bitsofLego.LiYang,visitingforafewdaysfromShenzhen,hasbeenwaitingforherdaughterfor

twohours.ZhuYunfei,watchinghissonmarvelsatthevariety:"Comingheretoplaywithhimis

makingupformychildhood"hesays.Theydropbyeveryweek.

Lego'sriseinChinahasbeenrapidanddramatic.In2017itovertookAlphaGroup,alocal

giant,tobecomethecountry'sleadingtoycompany(notincludingvideogames),Inthepasttwo

yearsithasopened89stores.Itwants50morebyDecember,whichwillbringitto30cities.Its

firstChinesefactorystartedmoldingbricksin2016.Thetoyindustryisgrowingby9%annuallyin

thecountry,buttheDanishfirm'sChinesearmnotchesup"verystrongdoubledigits,"saysPau

Huang,itsboss.

Ithasdonesoevenasthebrickmaker'sglobalbusinesshaslookedshakier.In2017Legocut

1,400jobsandrecordeditsfirstdropinrevenuesandprofitsinoveradecade.Butlastyearboth

tickedupagain,by4%each.Legohasthus