2020 学年第二学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷

答案
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
1-5 AAADB 6-10 AACDB 10 分
Section B
11-13 BAB 14-16 CBD 17-20 ADBD 15 分
II. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
21. which 22. could/can 23. discovered 24. promoting 25. to share 26. was established
27. Although 28. has guided 29. them/their 30. despite 10 分
Section B
31-35 GAJDK 36- 40 CHIFB 10 分
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
41-45 BDCAB 46-50 DBDCA 51-55 BACBD 15 分
Section B
56-58 ACC 59-62 BCAD 63-66 B A C A 22 分
Section C
67-70 CFDA 8分
IV. Summary Writing
A study shows that many Americans have never been to some well-known places of interest. While
many Americans do have the intention to get out more, lack of money, time and good transportation
stopped them from exploring their country, even their own cities. Some other people are just used to their
current life and not eager to have further exploration. 10 分
V. Translation
72. Whether there is water on that newly discovered planet still remains a mystery. 3分
Whether there exists water on the newly-discovered planet still remains a mystery. /It still remains a
mystery whether there exists water on the newly-discovered planet.
73. The difference is not happening once in a while, but day after day. 3分
It is not what you do once in a while (occasionally) but what you do day in and day out (every day)
that makes the difference.
74. No matter how long we are apart and how many difficulties we have to overcome, we are still a
family with blood thicker than water. 4
分
No matter how long we have been parted and how much difficulties we are to go through, we are
still family and blood is always thicker than water.
75. The interview found that 83% of the people think that teachers shoulder the responsibility of training
the next generation, which is an important factor to improve the cultural quality of the whole people
and is worth respect. 5分
(83% percent of those surveyed said that teachers should be held in high esteem because they have a

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 great responsibility crucial to cultivating next generation and raising the intellectual level of
people.)
VI. Guided Writing 25 分

I. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
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: Should I lock up the computer lab now before I go home?
W: Don’t bother. I’m not leaving for a while. I can check it on my way out.
Q: What will the woman probably do?

2. M: If you keep your cool, you won’t fail.

W: It’s not my first presentation. My hands just can’t help trembling, though.
Q: What’s going on with the woman?

3. W: You think you will beat me? In your dreams.

M: Just wait and see.
Q: What is probably going to happen?

4. W: The new project is a risk. We are likely to face up to a big loss.

M: Just do your best. I’ll stand by you whatever happens.
Q: What does the man mean?

5. W: Hey, Mike. How was your final exam?

M: The exam wasn’t hard at all, but I blew it.
Q: What does the man imply?

6. M: Mrs. Janes, can I talk to you about my paper sometime next week?
W: I’m available next Tuesday if you want to meet then.
Q: What does the man want to do?

7. W: I heard that Jane and Peter had fallen out.

M: They just had a quarrel but have made it up now.
Q: What does the woman mean?

8. M: Michael is to give a party tonight in his new house. Will you come?
W: I’m just not in the mood for a party tonight. My dad is still in hospital.
Q：Why doesn’t the woman want to go to the party?

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9. M: I did mean to call her, but it slipped my mind.
W: I’ll fire you if you make the same mistake again.
Q: What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

10. W: I heard the math requirements for graduation are being changed.
M: Yes. And I may be short one course.
Q: What does the man mean?

Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be
asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation
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.

Dear Food,
I know you already know this, but I need you. You bring my family together, you sweeten my
celebrations, you make my deals, you satisfy my senses, and you keep me alive.
You work so hard to make all of this possible, spending your life growing in the field, the factory or
the sea. I try to be good to you. I give you half of my land, two thirds of the water I consume, a tenth of
my energy and one-sixth of my workforce. But I want to apologize. Because after all that, you deserve to
be eaten. But instead, I throw away almost half of you enough calories to feed 150 million people.
From harvest to home, I waste half of all fruits, vegetables, seafood, and a third of all grains. I'd
better to meat and dairy, wasting only 20 percent, but this is a double waste, because essentially I'm also
dumping the grain or grass the animals ate to make the muscle or milk. And I waste you in many ways:
For example, sometimes I leave you in the field to die because it costs more to harvest you than you're
worth.
Other times, I mistakenly damage, pollute or spill you. Or, reject you when you're imperfect, because
I judge by appearance. But mostly I squander you in supermarkets, restaurants and homes, when you are
so close to being eaten. I offer too much of you, so I take too much and I can't finish you, or I can't sell all
of you before you go bad. At home I forget about you or I cook too much and don't know how to store
you.
Or maybe I just don't like leftovers. Part of the problem is that on average, I spend a smaller part of
my household budget on you than in any other country or any time in history, and my spending is spread
out over days and weeks, so I don't notice the cost of wasting you.
In general, I need to learn more about you because this is about us and our relationship. I help you
grow, and then I eat you. Anything else is a waste.
Yours sincerely,
Man

Questions:
11. According to the speaker, how many people could the wasted food have been used to feed?

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12. Why did people sometimes leave the food in the field to die?

13. Why didn’t some people notice the waste on food?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

When we are learning a new language, carrying on a conversation can be difficult. It is even harder
when there is the added pressure of doing a job well using the new language. To solve this problem, we
will suggest some simple learning strategies to improve your ability to listen and carry on conversations.
The first strategy is to predict what you will hear. Maybe your customers sometimes say they have
problems with placing an order on your website. You can think about the ways they usually ask about that
problem. What words do they often use in that kind of conversation? For example, customers may often
use the word "order."
The next strategy is to prepare a list of those words and listen for them when a customer begins
talking with you. I call this "focusing when you listen." The next time you are listening to a customer, pay
attention to the key words that help you understand their question.
Next, think about what you can say to the customer to let them know you need a little help
understanding them. You can let the customer know you are an English learner. There are two questions
you can ask. One is "Would you please speak more slowly?”. The other is kind of question is one I call,
"asking to clarify." Remember, you predicted some of the words your customers may use. You should
listen closely for those words. When you hear one, you can ask the customer a short question to be sure.
"Did you say you want to order?"
You can prepare your answers to customers' questions and rehearse them in your free time. You may
want to keep a notebook with your usual answers. You can practice saying them out loud to yourself.
Finally, you can put all these actions and thoughts together. We hope that these four strategies will
help you to better deal with your customers in English. Learning English takes time and effort, but
sometimes a few good strategies make things easier.

Questions:
14. What does the second strategy focus on?

15. What if you can’t catch what the customer says?

16. What’s the purpose of this passage?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

M: Hi, er, can you help me?
W: Sure, what's the problem?

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M: I've got to write an essay on electrical distribution and transmission systems, but I can't find any
suitable books in the engineering section on level three.
W: Have you used the library search engine?
M: You mean where you type the keywords into the computer?  Yes, I've done that.  A couple of books
come up but they're not on the shelves, someone's taken them out.
W: Well, I can put a reserve on them so that when the person brings them back to the library, we can put
them on one side for you.  Do you want to do that?
M: Mmm, I don't know.  I suppose so, but ideally, I'd like to get started on my essay sooner rather than
later.
W: Well, there are some other options. Didn't you go on a library introduction tour in the first week of
this term?  They were running five days a week, morning and afternoon.
M: No, I was, er, I was ill that week.
W: Well, we still do two library tours a week on Wednesdays, and I recommend you go on one of them. 
You'll learn a lot of useful things.  You can sign up at the desk on level two. 
M: Yes, I probably should do that then.
W: So, that's a good place to start.  Meanwhile, you can always go and talk to your subject librarian.  The
person for Electrical Engineering is Mark Taylor.  His office is on level four.
M: Will he be there now?
W: Let me see.  What's the time?  Twelve fifteen.  He'll probably be on lunch, or if not, he'll be going at
twelve thirty.  You'd be best to wait and come back at two-ish.  Then you'll be more likely to catch him.
M: Okay, thank you.

Questions:
17. Which of the following has the man done already? 

18. On how many days per week are library introduction tours currently available?  

19. What can the man do on level two?

20. What time does the librarian recommend that the man returns to meet the subject librarian? 

1. Whether there is water on that newly discovered planet still remains a mystery.
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2. The difference is not happening once in a while, but day after day.
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3. No matter how long we are apart and how many difficulties we have to overcome,
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we are still a family with blood thicker than water.
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4. The interview found that 83% of the people think that teachers shoulder the responsibility of training

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the next generation, which is an important factor to improve the cultural quality of the whole nation
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and is worth respect.
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