上海市寶山區(qū)2021-2022學(xué)年高三下學(xué)期期中階段測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試卷 word版含答案

2021-2022學(xué)年上海市寶山區(qū)高三第二學(xué)期英語(yǔ)階段測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試卷（本試卷滿分140分，考試時(shí)間120分鐘）Ⅰ.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyou’veheard.1.A.$10.2.A.At5:00.B.$15.B.At5:15.C.$20.C.At5:05.D.$25.D.At5:35.3.A.Theyhadawonderfulday.C.Theyhadabusydaythatday.4.A.Atahospital.B.Inarestaurant.B.TheyturnedupattheNewYear’sParty.D.TheyneverlikedNewYear’sDay.C.Inaschool.D.Inabutcher’s.5.A.Theircompanyrequiresallcolleaguestoreceivethetraining.B.Sheisstillnotclearaboutsomecolleagues’decision.C.Allthecolleagueshaveagreedtogofortheprogram.D.Onlyafewcolleaguesareallowedtotakepartintheprogram.6.A.Thewomanshouldsendflowerstoherfather.B.Thewomanshouldbuyherfatherthecameraasthegift.C.Clothingisagoodbirthdaygiftforherfather.D.Birthdaysareoccasionsforfamilyget-togetherratherthangifts.7.A.Schoolcalendar.C.Traveldestination.B.Holidayplan.D.Parent-childrelationship.8.A.Shethinksthattherearemanythingsthatinteresther.B.Shehopestoearnmoremoneyfromherwork.C.Sheisnotexcitedaboutthethingsinthenewmall.D.Shebelievesthepricesofthegoodsaretoolow.9.A.Janehasbeenengagedtosomeoneworkinginthelibrary.B.Themanshouldn’tbotherJanebecauseshewasbusy.C.Janewasn’tdoingsomethingimportantormeaningful.D.JaneisthepersontotakecareoftheITroom.10.A.Shewantsthedooropentohavesomebreezein.B.Shedoesn’twanthertalkwithMr.Maloneytobeheard.C.Itdoesn’tmattermuchtoherwhetherthedoorisclosedornot.D.ShehasapoorrelationshipwithMr.Maloney.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Thejeepwasreturnedtohisfriend.B.Thejeepwasshotbyavillager.C.Thejeepmadethroughadifficulttriptothedestination.D.Thejeepwentwrongandhadtobestopped.12.A.Anoldvillagercalledarepairmantosolvetheproblem.B.Themanhadtocallhisfriendovertosolvetheproblem.C.Somebananaswereusedtocovertheholeonthetankjacket.D.Thevillagershelpedtodragthecartotherepairplace.13.A.Bananasaremuchmoreusefulthanotherfruits.B.Manythingscanbeusefulinunexpectedfields.C.Bananasshouldbeusedalotincarindustry.D.Apersonshouldalwayslendgoodcarstofriends.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage14.A.100.B.200.C.300.D.500.15.A.Tolengthenthelimitofworkinghoursofthepilots.B.Tostrictlypunishthepilotswhofallasleepwhenflying.C.Toshortenthepilots’nightflyingtime.D.Tofindnewwaystofixmechanicalproblems.16.A.Poorcooperationbetweenthepilotandtheco-pilot.B.Automaticflightadoptedbymostplanes.C.Pilotexhaustionduringtheflights.D.Naturalthreatsincludingstormsandfogs.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation17.A.Education.C.Highsalary.B.Medicine.C.Technology.D.Noneofthem.B.Expandingandsecure.D.Decliningandinsecure.B.Hehassomepost-secondaryeducation.D.Hewasdeprivedoftherighttogotoschool.D.Food.18.A.Theyprovidehealthinsurance.19.A.Growing,yetuncertain.C.Contracting,yetstable.20.A.Hedroppedoutofhighschool.C.Hehasacollegedegree.Ⅱ.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useB.Theyprovideoneweekofpaidvacationofayear.onewordthatbestfitseachblank.Idecidedat10thatIwasgoingtobeateacherbecauseIhadaburningdesireforsuperpowers.Asaboy,Icouldclearlyseesomeofmyteachershadextraordinarypowers.TherewasanEnglishteacherinfifthgradewhocouldmagicallytransportustodifferentworldseverydaybytellingusstoriesandreadingtousfrombookswewouldotherwiseneverpickup.Thiswasoursecretandfuntimebecausefifthgraders21.______(consider)toooldtohavestories22.______(read)outtothem.Itwasevenshockingthatmyteachercouldseetheinvisible.Iwasoneofthosewholackedinsight.Yetmyteacherwouldnoticemeandtheunspokenmessageinhereyessuggestedthatshecouldsee23.________me.Shehadanothersuperpowerandevenafterfourdecades,Icouldstillvividlyrememberherlessonsaboutthegreatmastersofartandgreatgeographers,24.______(expand)ourhorizons.Shedidthis25.____________hermajorwasnotart,norgeography.Herlessonswentbeyondthetextbook.IknewIwantedtobeoneofthoseall-seeingoneswithsuperpowersthatmadechildrenfeelsafeandvalued.Iknowbeingateacherisn’t26.______(easy)orthemostfinanciallyrewardingofjobs.Andthereareoccupationalrisks-yourkneescanbecome27.______(wear)outfromyearsofcarryingpilesofnotebooksupanddowntheschoolstaircase,yourvoicecangiveinfromtoomuchtalking.Butdespiteallthat,therearethosechoosingthiscause.Tothem,teachingisnotjustajob-itisascience,anartandacraft,and28.______demandsemotionallabourandinvestment.Allmylife,forthreedecadesnow,I29.______(go)toworkearlyeachdaywithaspringinmystep.Occasionally,Imeetmyformerstudents.Theirobviousloveformeandfondmemoriesofourtimetogetheraremyrewards.WhenImeetotherswhothirstforsuperpowers,likethebrandnewteacherstruggling30.______(perfect)herskillswithabravefaceon,ortheoneinaremote,ruralschooltravelling70kilometerseachdayjustforhispupils,Ifeelproudtobelongtothesamegroup.SectionBDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.A.exchangesF.broadeningK.entersSAOPAULO,Oct.31(Xinhua)—MediarepresentativesfromtheBRICScountriesdiscussedthedevelopmentofnewmediatechnologiesandadoptedanactionplantopromotecooperationatthefourthBRICSMediaForumhereonThursday.Theforum,whichwasheldonOct.30-31,gatherednearly100representativesfrom5531mediaorganizationsofthegroup’smembercountries--Brazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica.Withthethemeof“StrengtheningMediaCooperationinBuildingtheBRICSCommunitywithaSharedFuture,”theforum,organizedbyChina’sXinhuaNewsAgencyandBrazil’sCMAGroup,isaimedatdeepeningmedia32andpragmaticcooperationamongtheBRICScountries.ChenPeijie,China’sconsulgeneralinSaoPaulo,saidinheropeningceremonyspeechthattheachievementsofBRICScooperationandthebloc’sinternationalinfluencecannotbeseparatedfromthemedia’sefforts.B.unseenG.predictedC.buildingH.popularizingD.initiativesI.mainstreamE.jointlyJ.shoulderingAstheBRICScooperation33itssecond“goldendecade,”mediacooperationwillbecrucial,shesaid.HePing,editor-in-chiefofXinhuaNewsAgency,saidinakeynotespeechattheeventthattheworldisundergoingprofoundchanges34inacentury,andtheBRICScountriesneedmorethanevertotakeonglobalresponsibilities.Aschroniclersofhistory,theBRICSmediaare35theimportanttaskofpromotingcooperationandfacearareopportunitytoworkhandinhandforprogress,Hesaid.Heproposedfour36tostrengthenthecooperationoftheBRICSmedia.HesuggestedtheBRICSmedia37thebloc’sdevelopment,andactivelyreflectingeconomic,cultural,socialandenvironmentalachievementsmadebytheBRICScountries.Hethencalledfortellingstoriesofpeople-to-peopleexchanges.Healsoproposed38adigitalmediathatkeepspacewiththetimesandpromotethedevelopmentandapplicationofnewtechnologies.Moreover,hecalledfor36theareasofexchangesandmutualassistance.HesaidtheBRICSmedianeedtoexpandcooperationinnewsreporting,professionaltraining,personneltraining,financialinformationservicesandthinktankexchanges.JoseSanchez,co-chairmanoftheforumandpresidentoffinancialinformationproviderCMAGroup,saidinhisspeechthatthemediaoftheBRICScountriesshould40raisetheirvoicestopromoteamorefairinternationalpublicopinionlandscape.Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.TrickyPicturesWithbold,swirlingbrushstrokesandvividcolors,VincentvanGogh’sstirringStarryNightbringstolifeauniquesky.It’soneofthemostfamouspaintingsintheworld.And41thesceniccanvas(畫(huà)布)canmakemuseumvisitorsfeel...starstruck.Butseeingthemasterpiece42onagallerywallisn’ttheonlywaythatartfanscanexperienceitsemotionalimpact.Infact,someexhibitsgivepeopleachancetobe43byvanGogh’scelebratedscene.Theyfindthemselvessurroundedbycolorsthatdancebeforetheireyesandrippleattheirfeet.Theseexhibitions,inwhichmovingimagesare44projectedontowalls,columns,floors,andsometimesontoviewersthemselves,areexamplesofimmersiveart.Immersiveartdoesn’trestonapedestal(基座)orhangonawallnexttoaplaque(匾)printedwithfacts.Anddon’texpectittofitinaframeor45familiarexpectations.Whileimmersiveartcanbehardtocharacterize,itisgenerallyamultisensory,46experiencethatengagesviewersandmakesthemfeellikepartoftheartwork.Onethingiscertain—immersiveartis47popular,sellingoutticketsincitiesaroundtheworld.VanGoghsoldjustonepaintingduringhislifetimeandonlygained48afterhisdeath,butnowheisimmersiveart’sbiggestsuperstar.The19th-centurypainter’sworkhasbeen49inalotofexhibitionsfeaturingimmenseimagesfurnishedwithanimationandaccompaniedbymusic,voices,andbackgroundsound.AnotherinteractivehotspotwithaDIYvibeisTheHouseofEternalReturninSantaFe,NewMexico.Thevenueis50toover70roomsofsurrealart.It’srunbytheartisticcooperativeMeowWolf,whichdescribestheprojectasa“multidimensionalmysteryhousewithsecretpassagesand51tomagicalworlds.”52,whatlookslikeaperfectlynormalrefrigeratordooristhegatewaytoahiddentunnel…andanunusualartisticadventure.Thegrowing53ofimmersiveartispartlypoweredbysocialmedia.AsvisitorspostselfiesfilledwithvanGogh’sintensepaletteorvideosoffriendssteppingintoafantasticalfridge,theseexperiencesdrawbiggerandbiggercrowds.Meanwhile,traditionalmuseumsarefollowingthetrend,54immersivetechniquesandtechnologiesintheirgalleries.That’sbecausemanycuratorsandcreatorsshareacommongoal—tohelpmorepeople55art!41.A.listeningto42.A.projected43.A.enveloped44.A.electrically45.A.standout46.A.energetic47.A.unusually48.A.recognition49.A.spread50.A.home51.A.limits52.A.Infact53.A.awareness54.A.employing55.A.expertinSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Songyanisanartificialintelligencespecialist.Threemonthsago,hedecidedtoquithisjobatMicrosoftinSeattletocomebacktoChina.AutonomousdrivingisamongthemanythingsSongyanreferstoandgoesbackfor.Forride-hailingappsandcarrentalcompanies,driverlesscarscouldbethewayforwards.Wethinkit’shighlylikelythatautonomousdrivingcouldreplacethecurrenttaxiandride-hailingservices.Asmartdriverlesscarwouldneverbreaktrafficlaws.Sotheywouldbesaferandmoreefficientthanhumandrivers.Astosecurityissues,China’sautomakersareworkingonbuildingasafetystandardtoeasepeople’sconcern.Noweverycompanyhasdifferentstandardsandregulations.Andthatcouldbechaotic.Wehopetobuildaunifiedstandardfordevelopingdriverlesscars.Tencent,China’slargestsocialplatformandgamingcompanyisdevelopingaprojectcalledJueyi,similartoGoogle’sAlphago.ThecompanyisalsotryingtoincorporateAIintogaminginwhichthecomputerswouldultimatelythink,behaveandmakereal-timedecisionslikeprofessionalelectronicgamers.AIiscurrentlyinitsearlystagebutnoB.gazingatB.reflectedB.marveledB.digitallyB.figureoutB.prosperousB.suspiciouslyB.wonderB.displayedB.branchB.solutionsB.ThereforeB.popularityB.recognizingB.setasideC.scanningthroughC.framedC.absorbedC.practicallyC.sticktoC.harmoniousC.partiallyC.wealthC.boughtC.locationC.linksC.FurthermoreC.prejudiceC.occupyingC.reflectonD.hearingaboutD.restedD.pursuedD.completelyD.distinguishwithD.interactiveD.undoubtedlyD.definitionD.advocatedD.trendD.talentsD.ForinstanceD.populationD.contributingD.getintooneknewthepowerofthesteamenginebeforeJamesWattinventedit.WebelieveAIisaprimepowerofthethirdIndustrialRevolution.We’renowaccumulatingthepower,waitingfortheBigBang.InChina’sSiliconValleyShenzhen,AIhasdemonstratedispotentialsthroughthebuildingofasmartcity.Thesystemincludesinformationfromthegovernmentandsomeauthoritieslikethepolice,taxandhealthcareservices.Wecanprovidereal-timetrafficinformation,hospitalregistrationsandotherdetailsfortheusers.NowinShenzhen,GuangzhouandChengdu,wehavealreadystartedtrials.ApartfromalltheexcitingAIapplicationsnowhappeninginChina,Songyansaidwhat’smoreimportantisthatChinesefirmsaregettinglagintheiroutlook.NowthegoodthingisthatthecompaniesinChinaaregettingmorepatienttolettheresearchersinthecompanytodothefundamentalresearch.SongsaideverythingaboutAIisevolvingatastunningpace.AndhebelievesChinaisverylikelytodeliveronhispromiseandbecomegloballeaderinartificialintelligenceby2030.56.Accordingtothepassage,oneofthereasonswhySongyancamebacktoChinaisthat______.A.hewasforcedtoquithisjobatMicrosoftB.hehasgotanofferfromanAIcompanyC.heisaChineseartificialintelligencespecialistD.heispositiveaboutautonomousdrivinginChina57.Accordingtothecontext,whatdoestheunderlinedword“chaotic”inthesecondparagraphmean?A.confusingB.comfortingC.communicatingD.compulsory58.Whyistheexampleofthesteamenginementionedinthethirdparagraph?A.ToemphasizethegreatpotentialofAI.B.TostressthatAIisstillunderdeveloped.C.Toshowtheimportanceofscientistsinscientifichistory.D.ToindicatethecomingofthethirdIndustrialRevolution.59.WhatistheproblemwiththedevelopmentofChineseAItechnology,accordingtoSongyan?A.Chinesefirmsareunwillingtodofundamentalresearch.B.ChinesefirmsarenotapplyingAItoproducts.C.Chinesefirmsarefallingbehindintheiroutlook.D.Chinesefirmsareevolvingtoofastwithoutreflection.(B)PassportControlIfyouarearrivingatLondonHeathrowAirportandarenottransferringanotherflightoutsideBritainorNorthernIreland,youmustpassthroughPassportControlandCustomsimmediatelyafterleavingyourplane.IfyouarenotBritishoracitizenoftheEuropeanCommunity,youmustfilloutaspecialformbeforeyourpassportisexamined.ThisformiscalledalandingcardandshouldbegiventoyouduringtheflighttoLondon.Afterlanding,followtheARRIVALSsigns.MakesureyouareintherightchannelwhenyoureachPassportControl.ThereisonechannelforholdersofEuropeanCommunitypassports,andasecondchannelmarked“OtherPassports”.BaggageReclaim(行李領(lǐng)取)AreaAfterpassingthroughPassportControl,followthesignstotheBaggageReclaimArea.Ifyouhaveluggagewhichwascarriedintheaircraftalongwithothercargo,itwillbedeliveredtoyouintheBaggageReclaimArea.Lookforthesignwithyourflightnumber.Ifyouhaveonlyhandluggage,godirectlythroughtheBaggageReclaimAreatoCustoms.CustomsAllpassengersmustpassthroughCustomsafterPassportControl.Thereisachoiceoftwochannels,GreenandRed.Ifyouhavenothingtodeclare,gothroughtheGreenChannel.IfyouarenotsureaboutyourDutyFreeallowances(免稅額),orifyouhavesomethingtodeclare,gothroughtheRedChannel.InformationaboutDutyFreeallowancescanbefoundonspecialnotice-boardsintheBaggageReclaimArea.YoushouldstudythisinformationcarefullywhetheryouaregoingthroughtheRedChannelornot.PleasenotethatifyougothroughtheGreenChannel,youmaybestoppedandaskedtoopenyourluggageforinspection.60.WhenaChinesetravelerisarrivingatHeathrowAirportforatripinLondon,hemust______.A.filloutalandingcardfirstC.walkthroughtheRedChannelB.passthroughCustomsbeforePassportControlD.immediatelyreclaimhisbaggageafterlanding61.ThosewhoarenotsureabouttheirDutyFreeallowances______.A.canchecktheinformationintheBaggageReclaimAreaB.needtogothroughtheGreenChannelC.willbeaskedtoopentheluggageforinspectionD.candoasthosewhohavenothingtodeclare62.WhichofthefollowingtravelersDONOThavetogothroughPassportControlandCustoms?A.PeopletravelingstraighttoLondon.C.PassengerstransferringtoacityinIreland.B.HoldersofEuropeanCommunitypassports.D.Passengersonlywithsomehandluggage.(C)Inrecentyears,thefoodindustryhasincreaseditsuseoflabels.Whetherthelabelssay‘non-GMO(非轉(zhuǎn)基因的)’or‘nosugar,’or‘zerocarbohydrates’,consumersareincreasinglydemandingmoreinformationaboutwhat’sintheirfood.Onereportfoundthat39percentofconsumerswouldswitchfromthebrandstheycurrentlybuytoothersthatprovideclearer,moreaccurateproductinformation.Foodmanufacturersarerespondingtothereportwithnewlabelstomeetthatdemand,andthey’redoingsowithaneyetowardsgivingtheirproductsanadvantageoverthecompetition,andbolsteringprofits.Thisstrategymakesintuitivesense.Ifconsumerssaytheywanttransparency,tellthemexactlywhatisinyourproduct.Thatissimplysupplyingacertaindemand.Butthemarketingstrategyinresponsetothisconsumerdemandhasgonebeyondarticulatingwhatisinaproduct,tolabelingwhatisNOTinthefood.Theselabelsareknownas“absenceclaims”labels,andtheyrepresentanemerginglabelingtrendthatisdetrimentalbothtotheconsumerswhopurchasetheproductsandtheindustrythatsuppliesthem.Forexample,Hunt’sputa“non-GMO”labelonitscannedcrushedtomatoesafewyearsago—despitethefactthatatthetimetherewasnosuchthingasaGMOtomatoonthemarket.Somedairycompaniesareusingthe“non-GMO”labelontheirmilk,despitethefactthatallmilkisnaturallyGMO-free,anotherlabelthatcreatesunnecessaryfeararoundfood.Whilecreatinglabelsthatplayonconsumerfearsandmisconceptionsabouttheirfoodmaygiveacompanyatemporarymarketingadvantageovercompetingproductsonthegroceryaisle,inthelongtermthisstrategywillhavejusttheoppositeeffect:byinjectingfearintothediscourseaboutourfood,weruntheriskoferodingconsumertrustinnotjustasingleproduct,buttheentirefoodbusiness.Eventually,itbecomesaquestioninconsumers,minds:Werethesefoodseversafe?Bypurchasingandconsumingthesetypesofproducts,haveIalreadydonesomekindofharmtomyfamilyortheplanet?Forfoodmanufacturers,itwillmeandamagedconsumertrustandlowersalesforeveryone.Andthisisn’tjustsupposition.Arecentstudyfoundthatabsenceclaimslabelscancreateastigmaaroundfoodsevenwhenthereisnoscientificevidencethattheycauseharm.It’sclearthatfoodmanufacturersmusttreadcarefullywhenitcomestousingabsenceclaims.Inadditiontothelikelynegativelong-termimpactonsales,thisverbaltricksendsamessagethatinnovationsinfarmingandfoodprocessingareunwelcome,eventuallyleadingtolessefficiency,fewerchoicesforconsumers,andultimately,morecostlyfoodproducts.Ifweallowthiskindoflabelingtocontinue,wewillalllose.63.Whatdoestheauthorsayismanufacturers’newmarketingstrategy?A.Stressingtheabsenceofcertainelementsintheirproducts.B.Articulatingtheuniquenutritionalvalueoftheirproducts.C.Supplyingdetailedinformationoftheirproducts.D.Designingtransparentlabelsfortheirproducts.64.Whatpointdoestheauthormakeaboutnon-GMOlabels?A.Theyareincreasinglyattractingcustomers’attention.B.TheycreatelotsoftroubleforGMOfoodproducers.C.Theyshouldbeusedmoreforvegetablesandmilk.D.Theycauseanxietyaboutfoodamongconsumers.65.Whatdoestheauthorsayabsenceclaimslabelswilldotofoodmanufacturers?A.Causechangesintheirmarketingstrategies.B.Helpremovestigmaaroundtheirproducts.C.Erodeconsumertrustandreducesales.D.Decreasesupportfromfoodscientists.66.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestfoodmanufacturersdo?A.Takemeasurestolowerthecostoffoodproducts.B.Exercisecautionabouttheuseofabsenceclaims.C.Welcomenewinnovationsinfoodprocessing.D.Promoteefficiencyandincreasefoodvariety.SectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthebox.Eachsentencecanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.A.Theearpiecehasmicrophonestoisolatethespeaker’svoice,afterwhichthespeechwillbesenttotheapp.B.Thepilotcantranslatetheinformationwithoutanydelayandpassittothelistenerasquicklyaspossible.C.Theproductprovedtobeagreatsuccessthefirsttimeitappearedinthemarket,whichhelpeditsbackersrealizetheirdreams.D.ThePilotisjoiningothertranslatorslikeSkypeTranslatorandGoogleTranslate,butit’sthefirsttoaddearpiecestotheconcept.E.Fornow,WaverlyLabsisstillhardatworkimprovingthePilot’sspeedoftranslationanddevelopinganofflinemode.F.WhenthefundraisingforthePilotwaslaunchedonIndiegogoinMaythisyear,itbecameapparentjusthowmuchthemarketwantedtheproduct.TheWaverlyPilot(翻譯耳機(jī))Technologyseemstobeadvancingdaily,butthePilotbyWaverlyLabs,theworld’sfirsttranslationearpiece,mightbeatrulyhugestepforwardforcommunication.TheproductThoughthePilotisstillverymuchindevelopment,theproductwillbesoldastwoearpiecesandasmartphoneapp.Whenfirstreleased,thetechnologywilltranslatebetweenonlyfiveEuropeanlanguages-English,Spanish,French,ItalianandPortuguese.67Theapprunsspeechrecognition,machinetranslationandspeechsynthesisprocessesbeforesendingthenewspeechtothelistener’searpiece.Applications68Theaddedconvenienceofthesewillmakethedeviceusefulinseveralsocialspheres,particularlybusinessandtravel.WhilesalesmeetingsandtourismmayberevolutionizedbythePilot,thedesiretocommunicatewithaforeigncrushinspiredWaverlyLabs’CEOtodevelopit.Sci-fidreamscomingtrue69ItreacheditsUS$75,000goalin15minutes,US$1millioninhoursandeventuallymorethanUS$2millionwiththehelpofover11,000backers.ItseemsthatthePilotcapturedtheimaginationofmanywhohadseensimilartechnologyinsciencefiction,likeaForbeswriterexpresseditinthefollowingquote.“TheWaverlyLabsPilotisascloseasI’veseentotheUniversalTranslatorIwaspromisedbyStarTrekwhenIwasakid.”FlyingintothefutureThoughthePilot’stranslationappisavailablenow,theentireearpiecepackageisplannedfordeliveryinMay2017ataretailcostofUS$250to$300.70Additionallanguagepackageswillbedevelopedandsoldsoonaftertheproduct’sreleasesothatpeopleeverywherecanmakeuseofthisamazingdevice.Ⅳ.SummaryWriting71.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.TheCallofCroatiaThereistrulysomethingforeveryoneinthenationofCroatiainsoutheasternEurope.TheIslandsThosewholovetheoceanandaslowpacewillfallinlovewithCroatia.Itboastsover1,000islandsintheAdriaticSeaalongitscoast.Thoughthechoicesareendless,manydesiretovisittheislandofPag.It’sfamousforitspartiesbutalsofeaturesaresortandacarnival.AbridgefromtheEuropeancontinentmakesitveryeasytogetto.Hvarisalsoapopularislandwithitsfragrantfieldsofflowersandgoodweather.Somehotelsofferdiscountsifitrainsandfreeroomsifitsnows!TheparksCroatiaisalsohometoeightnationalparks,includingthebreathtakingPlitviceLakes.It’snotedforits16colorfullakesandaseriesofwaterfalls.PaklenicaNationalParkofferssomethingcompletelydifferent—alandscapethatdoublesforttheOldWest.Itswildlandsareperfectforbothmountainhikesandnaturewalks.ThecitiesThenaturalbeautyofCroatiashouldnotkeepvisitorsfromitsurbancenters,though.Dubrovnikhasbeencalled“thepearloftheAdriatic”withitsOldTown,aWorldHeritageSite.Itscitywallsarefromanothertime,yetitscablecarsareamodernwaytoexperiencethearea.Thecapital,Zagreb,hasthemostmuseumspersquaremeterintheworld.VisitSt.Mark’sChurch,theMuseumofArtsandCraftsoroneofitsmanycafes.Thefestiv