上海市延安中学高三期末考试(考试时间:120分钟:满分:l50分)第I卷
II.Grammar&vocabulary
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Directions:Readthefollowingtwopassages.Filltheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,eachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenwordFortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperwordMakesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.
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ThecoursesoftheEssexEnglishLanguageProgramvaluablethoughtheywere,didnotposeachallengetome.However,duringthetwoweeksthere,Istillfailedononesimplebutsubtlequestion,“Whatelse?’’
ThisquestionwasraisedbyAlex,ateacherfromtheUniversityofEssex.AndIwastheignorantstudentwhoblanklystaredatthetextbookju.stlikemyJapaneseclassmate.InfrontofmewasapictureofthefirstFordModelTassemblyline.Youmusthaveseensimilaroldpictures,
25>>>>workersareproudlyfixingtheboltsandcheckingcarlever.
Aminutebefore,Alexasked,"Accordingtothepicture,whatarethedifferencesbetweenthefactoriestodayandbackthen?"
"Theassemblylinewaslessmechanizedthen,Ipromptlyanswered.
Deadsilence.Ipretendedtoponderoverthequestion,butactuallyIgot26>>>>inmyhead.How>>>>27therebeanythingelsedifferent?Isn'ttheassemblylineanideasobrilliantthatithasbeenpasseddownwithoutany
majorchanges?ItwastheJapanesestudentnexttome28>>>>brokethesilence:"Therewerenoprotectivedevices29>>>>theworkers.""Right.Therewerenoprotections.Whatelse?"Alexkeptdigging.
Ofcourse!Therewerenoprotectivedevices.HowcouldIhaveoverlookedthat?I,forthefirsttime,startedtodoubtmyintellectwhile30>>>>(strugglewiththesecond"Whatelse?"
Shiho,whosatonmyleft,alreadyhadanidea:"Therewerechildlaborers."Obviously,therewasakidstandingrightinfrontofthecamera.Whatelse?Tomfoundoutthattherewerenowomen.Whatelse?NowitwasTomomi'sturnto
pointoutthattheworkersseemedtolivea31>>>>(goodlifethannow,judgingfromtheirclothes.Isattheretotally32>>>>(beat.Thereanswerswererightundermyeyes,butIcouldevenspendanotherdaystaringatthepicturewithoutnoticingthem.
The“Whatelse?”questionwasneveraboutimportance.Itwasaboutthesoulsalivebehindthecoldfacts
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