奉贤区高三英语一模2016英语作文

篇一：2015年奉贤区高三英语一模试卷(含答案)

2015学年奉贤区调研测试

高三英语试卷 （2015.1.16）

（考试时间120分钟，满分150分。请将答案填写在答题纸上。）

第I卷（共 103分）

I. Listening Section A Short conversations (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. In a restaurant.B. At the theatre.

C. In a meeting room.D. At the office.

2. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.

C. Manager and office worker. D. Travel agent and customer.

3. A. One. B. Two.C. Three.D. Four

4. A. Reading newspapers. B. Writing up local news.

C. Talking about sports. D. Putting up advertisement.

5. A. He rescued a baby from a fire.B. He behaved bravely in a fire.

C. He ran the fastest in a race.D. He jumped from a carriage which was on fire.

6. A. Take a break. B. Go to work.

C. Do the other problem. D. Keep trying.

7. A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.

B. He doesn’t think he is capable of doing the job.

C. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.

D. He wants to spend more time with his family.

8. A. Thirty yuan.B. Thirty-five yuan.

C. Forty yuan. D. Forty-five yuan.

9. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.

C. He has left the woman a good impression.D. He enjoys letter writing.

10. A. He probably won’t listen to the man’s advice.

B. He has made a good decision.

C. He has done the thing.

D. He will follow the man’s advice.

Section B Passages (12分)

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages 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. Photos as clues to the past. B. Fashionable families in recent history.

C. Photographers of the past. D. Details of photography from the

past.

12. A. Their shoes. B. Some money. C. Their relatives’ hands. D. Their playthings.

13. A. The location of the house.

B. The social and economic position of the family.

C. The types of games children played.

D. The profession of the owner of the house.

14. A. Its meat as a source of food. B. The wide classification of penguins.

C. The penguin’s successful career.D. Penguin’s life in groups.

15. A. The king penguin. B. The emperor penguin.

C. The bare-footed penguin. D. The black-footed penguin.

16. A. The penguin may become extinct soon.

B. The poisonous chemicals influence the penguins’ life.

C. The chemicals have poisoned many penguins to death.

D. The penguin population will drop greatly.

Section CLonger conversations (8分)

Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.

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II. Grammar and Vocabulary.

Section A (16分)

Directions: Read the following two passages. 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.

(A)

Are you a bookworm?

Do you love to read? Your teachers probably tell you how important reading is all the time. And guess what? They’re right! Reading helps you in many ways beyond just

(25)_________(be) able to read and get good grades in tests. Being an eager reader helps you become a good speller and writer. In fact, the more you read, the better you’ll do in all your subjects.

Do you have friends who always have books in their hands? We bet they are caught

(26)_________ (read) almost all the time. Sometimes those people who love reading and even collecting books are called bookworms. Is it really (27)__________ they look like earthworms? No! So where did that nickname come from?

The term “bookworm” (28)_____________ (use) since the 1500s. Way back then, libraries did not have the modern air conditioning systems (29)____________(control) the environment (30) ____________ (surround) the books. As a result, some old libraries became musty and attracted various pests, some of which then took the form of insects and worms loving to eat paper and stay inside of books, (31)_________________ they would spend their entire lives. It was just natural to transfer the “bookworm” idea to humans who loved to consume books as much as these pests did.

So if you see a trip to the library (32)_____________ an adventure and can’t wait to read a new book, you’re probably a bookworm. And that’s OK! You are not alone and there are millions and even billions of us in the world.

(B)

The Sunken City

Egypt is famous for its giant pyramids rising in the desert, but some of the nation’s treasures from the past are hidden underwater. It is on the ocean floor near Egypt’s northern coast (33) ________ a long-lost city of more than 2,700 years old lies. Now researchers are bringing its remains to the surface to share the sunken civilization with the world.

Clues to the Past

Some ancient texts describes a city called Heracleion, (34)___________ was located at the mouth of the Nile River and disappeared beneath the waves 1,200 years ago. But for centuries, no one knew for sure if such (35)____________ unbelievable city ever really existed. Then in 2000, Scientist Frank Goddio and his team discovered the ruins of the city. Since then, to uncover the city, they have been busy removing layers of sand, which had kept many of its treasure well (36)_________(preserve). They’ve uncovered gold coins, jewelry, giant statues, ships and a sign. These items provide clues to help find out (37)_________ life was like in Heracleion.

Secret of the Deep

But so far, the sinking of this city remains a mystery. Goddio isn’t sure how the city sank. He thinks that earthquakes or tidal waves (38)_________ have caused it to fall into the sea. “Stories from long ago tell of other cities in this area disappearing because of either or (39)__________ of those things,” explains Goddio.

With many of Heracleion’s treasures still buried under the sea, it may be many years before all its secrets (40)_____________(reveal). “We’ve barely scratched the surface with this city.” another scientist Robinson says.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word

it’s easy to see why Edinburgh has been listed as a World Heritage Site.

The of Edinburgh is fascinating. Edinburgh Castle dominates the urban skyline,

lying on the cliff of an ancient volcano right in the center of the city. Yet Edinburgh is not in the past. And neither is it all about bagpipes, shortbread, whisky and tartan. In fact, the city is one of the most vibrant, international cities in Europe and is voted as one of the most desirable places to live in the world. The capital is with arts, culture, sports and attractions and is famous for playing host to the world’s largest arts festival. After dark Edinburgh has a lively nightlife with bars and pubs, restaurants, clubs and live entertainment to rival any European city.

In Edinburgh, there’s plenty of open space too, with a large number of public parks and

green spaces in the busy city center. For active types, there’s a(n)and varied choice of activities and sports in Edinburgh and the surrounding area. Or if you just want to your wallet, the capital is a great place to shop. This is a city that knows how to be both and modern.

The capital of Scotland is a great place to live and study in, with a wide range of theatres, galleries, clubs and shops to , not to mention the plenty of arty bars and cafes.

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.

Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add music 4

classes, not cut them. Nearly 20 years ago, a small study advanced the ___51___ that listening to Mozart’s Sonata(奏鸣曲) could boost mental functioning. It was not long ___52___ trademarked “Mozart effect” products began to appeal to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) on the fast track to prestigious universities like Harvard and Yale. Georgia’s governor even __53___ giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette.

The __54___ for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the __55___ study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect. In recent years, __56___ , scientists have examined the benefits of a continuous effort to study and practice music, in contrast to playing a Mozart CD or a computer-based“brain fitness” game __57___ in a while.

Advanced monitoring __58___ have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon. And they have found that music __59___ can produce profound and lasting changes that __60___ the general ability to learn. These results should __61___ public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.

Studies have shown that __62__ instrument training from an early age can help the brain to __63___ sounds better, making it __64__ to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to mathematics. The musically experienced are better able to __65___ a biology lesson despite the noise in the classroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the next office starts screaming a

subordinate(下属). They can be engaged in several things at once, which is an essential skill in this era of multitasking.

51. A. notice B. note C. idea D. impression

52. A. that B. until C. since D. before

53. A. proposed B. pushed C. submitted D. subjected

54. A. witness B. evidence C. symptom D. context

55. A. recent B. advanced C. original D. latest

56. A. however B. moreover C. then D. therefore

57. A. quite B. once C. often D. much

58. A. management B. techniques C. information D. mechanics

59. A. subjects B models C. causes D. lessons

60. A. enhance B. introduce C. ensure D. instruct

61. A. convey B. convince C. communication D. conclude

62. A. urgent B. casual C. diligent D. occasional

63. A. proceed B. process C. prefer D. predict

64. A. easier B. harder C. tougher D. faster

65. A. count on B. concentrate on C. insist on D. depend on

Section B

Directions: Read the following four 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．

篇二：2016奉贤区高三数学一模试卷和答案_new

2016奉贤区高三数学一模试卷和答案

2016.1

考生注意： 1．答卷前，考生务必在答题纸写上姓名、考号．

2．本试卷共有23道题，满分150分，考试时间120分钟．

一．填空题(本大题满分56分本大题，共有14题）

考生应在答题纸相应编号的空格内直接写结果，1-14题每个空格填对得4分

1、复数i?1?i?（i是虚数单位）的虚部是__________．

?

2、已知点A??1,5?和向量a??2,3?，若?3，则点B的坐标为__________．

3、方程9?3?6?0的实数解为__________．

2

4、已知集合M?xx?2x?3?0，N?xy?lgx，则M?N=__________．

xx

??

??

1??2

5、若?x??展开式中含x的项的系数是__________．

x??

6、若圆x??y???x??y??被直线?x?y?a??平分，则a的值为__________．

7、若抛物线y2?2px(p?0)的准线经过双曲线x2?y2?1的一个焦点，则p?_________． 8、数列{an}是等差数列，a2和a2014是方程5x?6x?1?0的两根，则数列{an}的前2015项的和为__________．

9

、函数y?x?sinx，x???

2

8

???

,??的值域是__________． ?3?

10、已知a,b是常数，ab?0，若函数f(x)?ax3?barcsinx?3的最大值为10，则f(x)的最小值为__________．

???

,??上单调递减，则正实数?的取值范围是_________．

4??2?

112、设?、

?都是锐角，cos??,cos(???)?，请问cos?是否可以求解,若能求解,求出

711、函数f(x)?sin??x?

?

?

??

?在?

答案,若不能求解简述________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________．

理由

2

13、不等式?x?1?x?4x?3?0有多种解法，其中有一种方法如下，在同一直角坐标系中作出

??

y1?x?1和y2?x2?4x?3的图像然后进行求解，请类比求解以下问题：

设a,b?Z，若对任意x?0，都有(ax?2)(x?2b)?0，则a?b?__________．

2

14、线段AB的长度为2，点A、B分别在x非负半轴和y非负半轴上滑动，以线

段AB为一边，在第一象限内作矩形ABCD(顺时针排序)，BC?1，设O为坐标原点，则OC?OD的取值范围是__________．

二．选择题（本大题满分20分）本大题共有4题，每题有且只有一个正确答案，考生应在答题纸的相应编号上，将代表答案的小方格涂黑，选对得5分，否则一律得零分.

15、下面四个条件中，使ab成立的必要而不充分的条件是????（）．

A.a?1?b

B.2a?2bC.a2?b2

D.lga?lgb

16、已知数列an?n?sin

n?

，则a1?a2?a3???a100?????（）． 2

A.?48；B.?50；C.?52；D.?49

17、已知直角三角形的三边长都是整数且其面积与周长在数值上相等，那么这样的直角三角形有?（）．

A.0；B.1；C.2；D.3 18、设函数

f(x)?min{x2?1,x?1,?x?1}，其中min{x,y,z}表示x,y,z中的最小者．

若f(a?2)?f(a)，则实数a的取值范围为????（）．

A.??1,0?；B.??2,0?；C.???,?2????1,0?；D.??2,???

三．解答题（本大题满分74分）本大题共有5题，解答下列各题必须在答题纸相应编号的规定区域内写出必要的步骤.

19、如图，已知四边形ABCD是矩形，AB?1，BC?2，PD?平面ABCD，且PD?3， PB的中点E，求异面直线AE与PC所成角的大小．(用反三角表示)P

E

D A B

20、设?ABC的内角A、B、C所对的边分别为a,b,c

，且满足cos（1）、求?ABC的面积； （2）、求a的最小值．

21

A，AB?AC?3 ?

22

?x,y?对应点的曲线方程是C．

(1)、求C的标准方程；

(2)、直线l1:x?y?m?0与曲线C相交于不同两点M,N，且满足?MON为钝角，其中O为直角坐标原点，求出m的取值范围．

22、已知函数y?f?x?是单调递增函数，其反函数是y?f?1?x?．

1??1

?，求y?f?x?并写出定义域M； 2??1

(2)、对于（1）的y?f?x?和M，设任意x1?M,x2?M,x1?x2，

（1）、若y?x2?1?x?

?

?

求证：f

（3）、若y?

?x2??x1?x2；

f?x?和y?f?1?x?有交点，那么交点一定在y?x上．

?1

?x1??

f

?1

23、数列?an?的前n项和记为Sn若对任意的正整数n，总存在正整数m，使得Sn?am， 则称?an?是“H数列”．

(1)、若数列?an?的通项公式an?2n，判断?an?是否为“H数列”； （2）、等差数列?an?，公差d?0，a1?2d，求证：?an?是“H数列”； （3）、设点?Sn,an?1?在直线?1?q?x?y?r上，其中a1?2t?0，q?0．

若?an?是“H数列”，求q,r满足的条件．

2016年奉贤区高三数学一模参考答案

一、填空题（每题4分，56分）

1、1； 2、B?5,14?； 3、log324、?0,3?； 5、56； 6、a?1； 7

、 8、1209； 9

、?2?； 10、?4；

??

?15???

12、?,?????0,??,?????,?y?cosx在?0,??上递减，而cos??????cos?，所以条件

11、?,?

24

错误，不可解

13、?1 14、?1,3?

二、选择题（每题5分，20分）

15、A； 16、B；17、C； 18、C； 三、解答题(12+14+14+16+18=74分)

19、取BC的中点F，连接EF,AF、AE

?E、F是中点，?EF是?PBD的中位线

?EF∥PB

??AEF（或者其补角）为异面直线AE与PC所成角 3分

在Rt?

PAB中，PB??

5分

2

PC?EF? 6分

2

5AF

AE?，AE? 7分

22

由余弦定理可知

AE2?EF2?AF2

cos?AEF?

2AE?

EF

2???? 10分

??AEF? 11分

2

2

A B

篇三：2016普陀高三英语一模试卷及答案

2016届上海普陀英语高三一模

考试时间：120分钟满分：150分

II. Grammar and Vocabulary （26分）

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

Different forms of hospitality (好客)

I am a British woman social anthropologist (人类学家). I once spent a year in Moldova, in Eastern Europe,

（25）______ (study) everyday life in the country. I stayed with a Moldovan family to see from the inside how people managed their lives. I had a wonderful time and made many new friends. What I observed is of course based on my own experience at a particular place and time.

I often found (26) _______ surprisingly difficult to see life there through the eyes of a Moldovan. This was

(27) ______ the people I met were extremely hospitable and I was treated as an honoured guest at all times. As my hosts, they wanted me to enjoy myself, and not to get (28) ______ (involve) in shopping, cooking, or other domestic jobs. Most mornings I was encouraged to go out to explore the city, or carry out my research, and I returned later to find that my elderly landlady and her sister had travelled across the city on buses to the central market (29) ________ (bring) back heavy loads of potatoes, a whole lamb, or other large quantities of products.

I was often invited to people?s homes, and was always offered food on entering. Most of the adults I met enjoyed inviting friends, family, neighbours, colleagues and even strangers into their homes, (30) ______ they treated them to food, drink, and a lively hospitable atmosphere. Hosts hurried to serve guests as well and as quickly as possible. (31) ______ a household was expecting guest, large amounts of food were prepared in advance, usually by the women. Wine had already been made, generally by the men, (32) ______ were also responsible for pouring it. Unexpected visitors were still offered as much food and drink as the household (33) ______ provide in the circumstances.

(B)

How English family life has evolved since the eighteenth century

The majority of English families of the pre-industrial age, roughly until the mid-eighteen century, lived in a rural location. Many of them owned or had the use of a small piece of land, and actually all family members were busy with agricultural work in one form or another, usually (34) _______ (grow) food for their own consumption and sometimes also producing food or other goods for sale.

The labour was controlled by the husband, (35) ______ _____ his wife and children, too, had an economic value as their contributions to the family income were likely to make the difference between starvation and survival.

Children worked from an early age, girls helping their mothers, and boys their fathers. School was an occasional factor in their lives. Instead, children learned by doing (36) _______ their parents showed them. Knowledge of caring (37) ______ animals, sewing was handed down from parent to child.

Also, most people engaged in handicraft production in the home, and the family (38) ______ (pay) to work with cloth, wood or leather. In general, this work could be put aside and taken up again when there was a break such as agricultural work.

The process of industrialization in the second half of the eighteenth century and during the nineteenth transformed life for the majority of the population. It was the use of steam to power machinery (39) ______ required large buildings, and it resulted in the construction of numerous factories in many towns and cities. These in turn (40) _______ （encourage）migration from the countryside in search of work. If electricity had preceded

steam, domestic industry might have survived more fully.

Section B

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.

Being sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity (长寿) boost seems to come from marriage or a(n) ____ relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 ___by William Farr, who wrote that widows (寡妇)and

widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man?s life and two to a woman?s. The effect ____ for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm.

Even if the odds are stacked against you, marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can ___ to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn?t smoke. There?s a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouse?s death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same ___ problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects.

So how does it work? The effects are complex, 46____ by socio-economic factors, health-service provision, emotional support and other more physiological (生理的) mechanisms. For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of _47__ later in life. People in supportive relationships may __48__ stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supportive partner.

A life partner, children and good friends are all __49_ if you aim to live to 100. The ultimate social network is still being _____ out, but Christakis says: “People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.” III. Reading Comprehension（47分）

Section A

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.

Who needs sleep?

It?s 2 a.m. The time when you should be in beds, sound asleep. But pull back the curtains and you might be surprised by the number of lights on in your street Night-time is ___51___ just for sleeping. It has become the new daytime, offering us the chance to catch up on everything we didn?t manage to finish during what used to be our ___52____ hours. Now, ___53___ sleeping, we can check our bank balances by phone, buy groceries, surf the net for cheap flights or go to the gym.

Such flexibility, ____54___, has a price. Our bodies are run by circadian rhythms (昼夜节律), a prehistoric internal clock that regulates when we feel sleepy or awake and affects our body temperature and level of alertness. It makes our brains and bodies ___55___ during the day and allows them to recover through the night. So powerful is this clock that even two weeks on a nightshift without break will not ___56___ its rhythm, and when scientists keep human volunteers in isolation, without any indication of what time it is in the day, they still show

daily cycles of temperature changes, sleep and wakefulness, and hormone release. But, ___57___ working against our body?s natural rhythm is likely to cause ourselves both physical and psychological damage. Research also shows it may actually ___58___ our risk of health problems such as stomach diseases.

Consultant Tom Mackey believes that our normal circadian rhythms are increasingly being completely ____59__. “More and more of us are being pressured into doing things at odd hours. This is going to have a(n) ___60___ impact on quality and length of sleep. If people don?t go to bed at a reasonable time, say around 11 p.m., and have between six and eight hours of sleep, they will be unable to concentrate. You need sleep for rest and ___61____. If you stuff your mind with information for too long, then everything gets disorganized ---you become __62____ to manage daytime activities.”

The circadian rhythms that run the sleep/wake cycle are as old as ___63____ itself. Our prehistoric ancestors would have needed their biological clock to get them out hunting during the day and probably in bed around nightfall to avoid intruders. Our night vision is not as fast as that of nocturnal (夜间活动的) animals ---our natural rhythm was to sleep as the sun went down. The invention of the electric light obviously ____64___ that. Like most biological systems, circadian rhythms are not made to ____65___. Our internal clock runs a bit longer than 24 hours, hence its Latin name, circadian, which means “about a day.”

51. A. by all means B. on earth C. in no timeD. to this day

52. A. sleeping B. waking C. business D. rush

53. A. in terms of B. regardless of C. as a result of D. instead of

54. A. furthermore B. otherwise C. however D. somewhat

55. A. activeB. relaxing C. tiring D. conscious

56. A. form B. destroy C. improve D. recover

57. A. Efficiently B. Proudly C. Continually D. Independently

58. A. minimizeB. assess C. avoid D. increase

59. A. broken B. enhanced C. emphasized D. misunderstood

60. A. effectiveB. negativeC. directD. reliable

61. A. reservation B. resettingC. repairD. replacement

62. A. bored B. willing C. likelyD. unable

63. A. evolution B. clockC. mystery D. hunting

64. A. improved B. changed C. speeded D. followed

65. A. measureB. reverse C. regulate D. discover

Section B

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

When milk on the doorstepan delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn?t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his b

When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkmelt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.

Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note - “Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery” - and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.

All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to out house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn?t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.

(来自:WWw.zW2.CN 爱作文网)There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.

Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch （门廊）. Every so often my son?s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.

66. Mr Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer _____.

A. to show his magical power. B. to pay for the delivery.

C. to satisfy his curiosity. D. to please his mother.

67. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy?s house?

A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He was a respectable person.

C. He was treated as a family member. D. He was fully trusted by the family.

68. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?

A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has been driven out of the market.

C. Its service is getting poor. D. It is forbidden by law.

69. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?

A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.

C. He needed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted flowers in it.

B

CWU

The communication union

Head of Research

Salary: ￡55.271

We are looking for a Head of Research to manage the CWU Research Department and Information Centre. You would be required to exercise control of all research work of the department and manage a team of three researchers and four support staff.

The person appointed would be expected to carry out research work of a strategic nature across the range of businesses in which the CWU has or seeks membership and to contribute to the strategic thinking and direction of the union as a whole.

You will need: proven line management skills, especially in managing and motivating a team; good research skills, holding a good degree in a related subject or other similar experience; a high level of mathematical and calculating skills; the ability to produce high quality work under pressure; a commitment to and knowledge of the trade union movement and social democratic politics; and knowledge and/ or experience of the postal and/ or telecommunications industry.

To apply, please request an application pack by emailing hr@cwu.org or by telephoning HR (Human Resources ) on 020 8971 7482. When applying please state your source.

Closing Date for Applications: 4th August 2010

Anticipated interview date: 17th August 2010

No agencies please

1. In which column of a newspaper could we find this advertisement?

A. Arts.

B. Sales.

C. Jobs.

D. News.

2. One of the duties of the person to be appointed is _____.

A. taking charge of research work.

B. seeking membership for the trade union.

C. managing a team of three or four members.

D. running a telecommunications company.

3. If you want to apply for this position, you can do all EXCEPT _____.

A. ask an agency for an application form

B. dial 020 8971 7482 for more information

C. email hr@cwu.org for an application pack

D. send in your application before 4th August 2010

4. Which of the following applicants is most likely to be employed?

A. A school teacher with a master's degree.

B. A university graduate majoring in computer science.

C. A director from a research centre with a master's degree.

D. A clerk from a telecommunications company.

C

A child's map often provides a much-needed rest for parents too. Time for an uninterrupted phone call, or a rest on the sofa. And naps have to be a good thing for preschools, surely, since they need to take a rest and get enough sleep for their brains to develop. Short naps have also been shown to be good for adults---improving alertness and reaction times.

So it feels counterintuitive for a review of 26 studies to conclude that napping in children over two years of age may not be a good idea at all. The review says that after two years of age, napping is associated with going to sleep late at night, poorer quality sleep and waking earlier. So should we discourage naps in preschool chikdren -even if they really seem to need one?

Although the review talks about the effects of napping on two-year-olds, most of the evidence in review actually comes from studies on three-year-olds. Also ,the authors of the view article are clear that the research on children?s naps is of poor quality; some studies rely on parents? remembering how much their children slept, or are for very short periods.