上海市奉賢區(qū)2022屆高三上學(xué)期12月調(diào)研測試英語模擬試題

上海市奉賢區(qū)2022屆高三上學(xué)期12月調(diào)研測試英語試題考生注意：1．本試卷分為第I卷（第1-13頁）和第II卷（第14頁）兩部分。全卷共14頁。滿分150分?？荚嚂r間120分鐘。2．答第I卷前，考生務(wù)必在答題卡和答題紙上用鋼筆或圓珠筆清楚填寫姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號（區(qū)統(tǒng)一編號，9位），并用鉛筆在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置上正確涂寫準(zhǔn)考證號。3．第I卷（1—16小題，25—80小題）由機器閱卷，答案必須全部涂寫在答題卡上。考生應(yīng)將代表正確答案的小方格用鉛筆涂黑。注意試題題號和答題卡編號一一對應(yīng)，不能錯位。答案需要更改時，必須將原選項用橡皮擦去，重新選擇。答案不能涂寫在試卷上，涂寫在試卷上一律不給分。第I卷中的17—24小題，第81-84小題和第II卷的試題，其答案用鋼筆或水筆寫在答題紙上，如用鉛筆答題，或?qū)懺谠嚲砩弦宦刹唤o分。第I卷（105分）I．ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers．Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid．Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard．1．A．Sherefusestogotodinner． B．Sheagreestogotodinner． C．Sheisregretful． D．Sheissurprised．2．A．Shethinkshetalkstoomuch． B．Shethinksheissimple-minded． C．Shethinksheisalwaysveryfrank． D．Shethinkshedoesn’tlikespeaking．3．A．Jimaskedotherstopaintthehouse． B．Jim’shousewasnotpaintedbecausehewasbusy． C．Jim’shousewaspaintedbyhimself． D．Jim’shousehasalreadybeenpainted．4．A．Shehassparepencilsandpaperforhim． B．Theywillbuysomepencilsandpaper． C．Shecan’thelphimwiththesethings． D．Shehastakennotesforbothofthem．5．A．Toclass． B．Tothemovies． C．Tothelibrary． D．Totheteacher’soffice．6．A．Helostabuttonatwork． B．Hedoesn’tknowwhereheputthecalculator． C．Hethinkshebrokesomethingthewomanlenthim． D．He’snotsurehowtosolveamathsproblem．7．A．Twoblocks． B．Threeblocks． C．Fourblocks． D．Fiveblocks．8． A．Sheisconfidentofpassingthetest． B．Sheisnotreallyreadybutshewillpassthetest． C．Sheisnotreallyagoodstudentbutshewillpassthetest． D．Sheisreadyforthetestandwillmakegoodgrades．9． A．HewantedMarytocome,butshecouldn’t． B．HeinvitedMarytotheparty．yjw C．Hedidn’tinviteMarytotheparty． D．Hedidn’twanttohaveapartyrightnow．10．A．Becausethewomanforgottoturnuptheairconditioner． B．Becausethewomanforgottoturnontheairconditioner． C．Becausetheairconditionerwasoutoforder． D．Becausethewomantriedhardtosaveelectricity．SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages．Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce．Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard．Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage．11． A．Computersareveryusefultoeveryone． B．Computerscontainnoinformationaboutcitizens． C．Computerscanbeusedbydoctors． D．Computershelpfiremeninmanyways．12．A．Becausetheyliveat350,000differentaddresses． B．Becausedoctorscantreatinjuredfirefightersquickly． C．Becausetheyneedmedicalexamination． D．Becausetheycanberemovedfromburningbuildings．13．A．Byhelpingthemprepareforpossibledangers． B．Byansweringcallsforthem． C．BysendinginformationtoCityHall． D．Byputtingoutfiresforthem．Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage．14．A．Totakeawalkalone． B．Toclimbmountainswithhisfamily． C．Towalkinthemorning． D．Towalkfivekilometersaday．15．A．Theauthor’sfather． B．Theauthorhimself． C．Theauthor’smother． D．Alltheauthor’sfamily．16．A．Feelingtiredofswimming． B．Havingenoughofthesun． C．Beingboredbydoingnothing． D．Hatingtoseetheseaandthesand．SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations．Theconversationswillbereadtwice．Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard．Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet．Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Completetheform．WriteONEWORDforeachanswer．HolidayGetawaysPlaces AdvantagesSpain: Theweatherwas17．Thebeach: Itfelt18．Scotland: Itwasnotas19asSpain．Thecountry: Thescenerywas20．Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation．Completetheform．WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer．Whatdoestheappointmentconcern? Avacancyin21．Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman? Shehasa22．Wheredoesthewomanlive? Shelives23FerndalePlace．Whatwillthewomandotomorrow? She’ll20．II．GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,Cand D．Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence．25．Theplanedepartsat8:00,sowemayaswellbeattheairport______7:00atthelatest． A．by B．a(chǎn)fter C．till D．in26．AnOlympicgoldmedalcarriesasmuchweightas,or______thananyothergoldmedalatotherinternationalcompetitions． A．nomore B．other C．notless D．evenmore27．ThefriendstriedtosettlethequarrelbetweenMr．a(chǎn)ndMrs．Smithwithouthurtingthefeelingsof______,butfailed． A．none B．either C．a(chǎn)ll D．neither28．Hisfunnyjokeinthespeech______allofuspresentandwecouldn’thelplaughingyesterday． A．wasamusing B．wasamused C．a(chǎn)mused D．a(chǎn)musing29．—John,howdidyourEnglishexamgo?—IthoughtI______butactuallyIcameinthetop10intheclass． A．shouldhavefailed B．couldnothavefailed C．mighthavefailed D．mustfail30．Greenhouses______nearcoastscanturnplentifulseawaterintofreshwaterforcropsatrelativelylowercosts． A．a(chǎn)rebuilt B．built C．tohavebeenbuilt D．havingbeenbuilt31．—Doyouhaveanyproblemswhenyou______thisjob?—Well,I’mconsideringthesalaryandworkingconditions． A．offered B．willbeoffered C．a(chǎn)reoffered D．offer32．______andpopulargivesoneasortoffeelingthatnothingcanreplace． A．Beingneeded B．Havingneeded C．Needing D．Tohavebeenneeded33．______thetrappedminersneededurgentlywasacontinuoussupplyoffreshairandwater． A．When B．That C．What D．Whether34．Contrarytotheopinionofthemembers,thepresidentshouldappoint________hethinkscandothejobmostadequately． A．who B．whom C．whomever D．whoever35．ThevocabularyandgrammaticaldifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglisharesotrivialandfewashardly_________． A．tobenoticed B．noticed C．beingnoticed D．tonotice36．Weshouldpaygreatattentiontosafetyinschoolsbecauseoffrequentreportsaboutaccidents_______studentsgotinjuredorkilledwhileinschool． A．inwhich B．forwhich C．which D．that37．About184millionpeopleliveinthecountry,thus______itamostpopulatedcountryintheworld． A．tomake B．havingmade C．makes D．making38．IwasmuchimpressedbygreatchangesandfastpaceoflifeinShanghai______Icametovisitthisfantasticcity． A．a(chǎn)tthefirsttime B．forthefirsttime C．bythefirsttime D．thefirsttime39．Whowasit______wasseatedbesideMissSmith,talkingexcitedlyallthetime? A．how B．when C．that D．whom40．Ifyouaretraveling_______thecustomsarereallyforeigntoyourown,pleasedoastheRomansdo． A．inwhich B．what C．when D．whereSectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox．Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce．Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed． A．survive B．explorations C．sources D．impressive E．harvest F．similar G．convenient H．exist I．treasures J．produceManisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea．Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman．Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodanda41waytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld．Today,nearlytwo-thirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithin80kilometersoftheseacoast．Inthemoderntechnologicalworld,theseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankind42．Resourcesonlandarebeginningtobeusedup．Thesea,however,stillcanbehopedtosupplymanyofman’sneeds．Thelistofrichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyis43．Oilandgas44havebeencarriedoutfornearly30years．Valuableamountsofminerals45ontheoceanfloor,readytobemined．Fishfarmingpromisestobeagoodwayto46largequantitiesoffood．ThecultureoffishandshellfishisanancientskillpractisedinthepastmainlybyAsianpeople．Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernewsourcesofenergy．Expertsbelievethatthewarmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedinaway47tothesteaminasteamship．Oceancurrentsandwavesofferpossibleuseasasourceofenergy．Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevenmoredeeplyunderthesea．Thedevelopmentofstrong,newmaterialshasmadethispossible．Thetechnologyto48theseacontinuestoimprove．Expertsbelievethatbytheyear2022theproblemsthatpreventusfromexploitingfullythefood,minerals,andenergy49oftheseawillbelargelysolved．III．ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD．Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext．Inallone’slifetime,itisoneselfthatonespendsthemosttimebeingwithordealingwith．50itisexactlyoneselfthatonehastheleastunderstandingof．Whenyouaregoing51inlife,youtendtooverestimateyourself．Itseemsthateverythingyouseekforis52yourreach．Whenyouaregoingdownhill,youtendtounderestimateyourself,53difficultiesforyourowninability．Togeta54understandingofoneselfistogainacorrectviewofoneself—awareofbothone’s55andshortages．Youmaylookforward56tothefuturebutbesurenottoexpecttoomuch,foridealscanneverbefullyrealized．Youmaybecourageoustomeetchallenges,butitshouldbecleartoyouwheretodirectyourefforts．That’stosay57youhaveaperfectknowledgeofyourself,therewon’tbedifficultiesyoucan’tovercome．Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfneeds58．Whetheryouthinkyouareatoweringtreeoraleafofgrass,ahighmountainorasmallstone,you59astateofnaturethathasitsownvalue．Ifyouearnestlyadmireyourselfyou’llhavearealsenseofself-appreciation,whichwillgiveyouconfidence．Assoonasyougainfullconfidenceinyourself,you’llbe60tofightandovercomeanydifficulties．Togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfalsorequiresdoingoneselfafavorwhenit’sneeded．Intimeofsadness,doyourselfafavorbysharingitwithyourfriendssoastochangeadepressivemoodintoa（n）61one;intimeoftiredness,doyourselfafavorbygettinga62sleep．Asyouareaware,whatapersonphysicallyhasis63ahumanbodythat’sweakwhen64totheelements．Soifyoufallill,it’suptoyoutotakeagoodcareofyourself．Inaword,togetathoroughunderstandingofoneselfistogetafullcontrolofone’slife．Thenonewillfindone’slifefullofcolor．50．A．Therefore B．But C．Though D．While51．A．downwards B．halfway C．upwards D．downhill52．A．beyond B．of C．a(chǎn)bove D．within53．A．mistaking B．substituting C．replacing D．viewing54．A．rough B．thorough C．tough D．sharp55．A．force B．a(chǎn)mbition C．strengths D．fame56．A．hopefully B．negatively C．a(chǎn)ggressively D．gracefully57．A．forfearthat B．unless C．incase D．solongas58．A．self-appreciation B．self-respect C．self-consciousness D．self-control59．A．huntfor B．standfor C．takeplaceof D．goinfor60．A．forced B．enabled C．encouraged D．entitled61．A．envious B．impressive C．cheerful D．a(chǎn)mazing62．A．lasting B．bright C．deep D．sound63．A．barely B．merely C．extremely D．effectively64．A．committed B．devoted C．a(chǎn)ttached D．exposedSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingpassages．Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements．ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CorD．Choosetheonethatsuitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread．（A）WhileAndrewwasgettingreadyforworkoneFridaymorning,heannouncedtohiswifethathehadfinallydecidedtoaskhisbossforasalaryraise．AlldayAndrewfeltnervousandanxiousashethoughtabouttheupcomingshowdown（攤牌）．WhatifMrLarchmontrefusedtogranthisrequest?Andrewhadworkedsohardinthelast18monthsandlandedsomegreataccountsforBraerandHopkinsAdvertisingAgency．Ofcourse,hedeservedawageincrease．ThethoughtofwalkingintoLarchmont’sofficeleftAndrewweakintheknees．Lateintheafternoonhewasfinallycourageousenoughtoapproachhissuperior．Tohisdelightandsurprise,theever-frugal（一慣節(jié)省的）HarveyLarchmontagreedtogiveAndrewaraise!Andrewarrivedhomethatevening—despitebreakingallcityandstatespeedlimits—toabeautifultablesetwiththeirbestchina,andcandleslit．Hiswife,Tina,hadpreparedadelicatemealincludinghisfavoritedishes．Immediatelyhefiguredsomeonefromtheofficehadtippedheroff!NexttohisplateAndrewfoundabeautifulletterednote．Itwasfromhiswife．Itread:“Congratulations,mylove!Iknewyou’dgettheraise!IpreparedthisdinnertoshowjusthowmuchIloveyou．Iamsoproudofyouraccomplishments!”HereaditandstoppedtoreflectonhowsensitiveandcaringTinawas．Afterdinner,AndrewwasonhiswaytothekitchentogetdessertwhenheobservedthatasecondcardhadslippedoutofTina’spocketontothefloor．Hebentforwardtopickitup．Itread:“Don’tworryaboutnotgettingtheraise!Youdodeserveone!YouareawonderfulproviderandIpreparedthisdinnertoshowyoujusthowmuchIloveyoueventhoughyoudidnotgettheincrease．”Suddenlytearsswelled（涌出）inAndrew’seyes．Totalacceptance!Tina’ssupportforhimwasnotconditionaluponhissuccessatwork．Thefearofrejectionisoftensoftenedandwecanundergoalmostanysetbackorrejectionwhenweknowsomeonelovesusregardlessofoursuccessorfailure．65．WhatwasAndrew’splanthatFriday? A．TofindajobwiththeBraerandHopkinsAdvertisingAgency． B．Torequestawageincreasefromhisboss． C．Tocelebratehissuccess． D．Toaskhisbosstocomefordinner．66．Onhiswaybackhome,Andrew__________________． A．feltweakintheknees B．waspunishedbythetrafficpoliceman C．wastooanxioustosharethenews． D．couldn’twaittoenjoyameal．67．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthestoryisFALSE? A．Andrewwasafraidthathisrequestwouldleadtodisaster． B．Andrewhadworkedveryhardanddonehispartforthecompany． C．Andrew’sbossagreedtohisrequest． D．OneofAndrew’scolleagueshadtoldhiswifethegoodnews．68．Wecanconcludefromthetextthat______． A．weshouldneverbeafraidtoclaimwhatisduetous． B．workhardandyouwillberewarded C．manyfearsturnouttobeunfounded D．unconditionallovebringscourageandstrength（B）BeeMovieBarryB．Bensonisagraduatebeefreshoutofcollegewhohasbeendiscouragedathislonecareerchoice:makinghoney．Onararetripoutsidethehive,Barry’slifeissavedbyVanessa,afloristinNewYorkCity．Astheirrelationshipblossoms,hediscovershumansaremassconsumersofhoneyanddecidestosuethehumanraceforstealingbees’honey．Genres:ComedyandAnimationRunningTime:1hr．30min．ReleaseDate:November2nd,2022（wide）Distributors:ParamountPicturesU．S．BoxOffice:$125,196,072NationalTreasure:BookofSecretsTreasurehunterBenjaminFranklinGateslookstodiscoverthetruthbehindtheassassination（暗殺）ofAbrahamLincoln,byuncoveringthemysterywithinthe18pagesmissingfromassassinJohnWilkesBooth’sdiary．Genres:Action/Adventure,ThrillerandSequelRunningTime:2hrs．3min．ReleaseDate:December21st,2022（wide）Distributors:BuenaVistaPicturesDistributionU．S．BoxOffice:$170,870,795

P．S．ILoveYouAgrievingyoungwidowdiscoversthatherlatehusbandhasleftheralistoftasksrevealedin10messages,deliveredanonymously,intendedtoeaseheroutofgriefandtransitionhertoanewlife．Genres:DramaandaptationRunningTime:1hr．59min．ReleaseDate:December21st,2022（wide）Distributors:WarnerBros．PicturesDistributionU．S．BoxOffice:$39,202,724

OneMissedCallBethRaymondisshockedwhenshewitnessesthegruesomedeathsoftwofriendsjustdaysapart．Evenmoredisturbing,sheknowsthatbothofthemhadreceivedchillingcellphonemessages–actualrecordingsoftheirownhorrifyinglastmoments．Impossibly,thecallswerereceiveddaysbeforetheydied,buteachdeathoccurredpreciselywhenandhowthemessagesforetold．Genres:Suspense/HorrorandRemakeRunningTime:1hr．27min．ReleaseDate:January4th,2022（wide）Distributors:WarnerBros．PicturesDistributionU．S．BoxOffice:$12,511,473

69．Accordingtotheinformation,ifyouareinterestedinacartoonfilm,youwillseethefilmreleasedon________． A．December21st,2022 B．December21st,2022 C．November2nd,2022 D．January4th,202270．Ifapersonisfondofwatchingafilmwithanexcitingplot,involvingcrime,hewillprobablylike__________． A．BeeMovie&P．S．ILoveYou B．BeeMovie&NationalTreasure:BookofSecrets． C．P．S．ILoveYou&OneMissedCall． D．NationalTreasure:BookofSecrets&OneMissedCall．71．InthefilmOneMissedCall,BethRaymondisgreatlydisturbedbecause________． A．shereceivedchillingcellphonemessages B．shewitnessedthedeathsoftwofriendsinthehospital C．sheforetoldthehorrifyinglastmomentsofherfriends D．twoofherfriendsdiedinthewayforetoldbythecellphonemassagesthathadbeenreceiveddaysbefore（C）Terraforming（Earth-forming）otherplanets,alsoknownasplanetaryengineering（行星工程）,seemslikeataskstillcenturiesawayformankindtoaccomplish．However,itisavigoroustopicthatattractsbothpopularandscientificinterest．Whyshouldthepossibilityofterraformingotherplanetsbestudiedwhenitmaybecenturiesbeforeweknowenoughtoevendecideifit’sagoodidea?Mankindisgettingmoreandmorehardfactsaboutotherplanets．TheatmosphereofVenushasbeenexplored;robotshavesurveyedthesurfaceofMars;Mercury,JupiterandSaturnhavebeenstudiedbyspacecraft．Speculationshavebeenanswered;newquestionshavebeenraised,andenoughharddataisrightnowbecomingavailabletoallowustomakethefirstattemptofplanetaryengineering．Inthepast,peoplewithexcellentideasaboutterraforminghavekeptthemtothemselves,orburiedtheminadeskdrawerbecausetheydidnotrealizethatanyoneelsewasinterested．Butnow,awidecircleofpeoplehasbeguntodothiskindofwork．Forinstance,NASAfundedaprojectontransformingMars．Thereareseveralstrongreasonswhichdemandthatthepossibilitiesofterraformingbestudiedcarefully．First,it’sanexcitingideaofapossiblefutureforhumanbeings．Suchthinkinghasavaluableroleinprovidingoptionsforourfuturedirections．Secondly,thetechniquesofterraformingwillalsohelpcontemporarytechnologiesinweatherandclimatecontrol．Thirdly,suchstudymayassistusindetectinganypossibleexistenceofextraterrestrialintelligence（SETI,TheSearchforExtraterrsstialIntelligence,地外文明搜索）andalien（異己的）civilizationsonotherplanets．Thoughthemissionisfarbeyondourreachatthemoment,weshouldatleastkeepouroptionsopen．Throughdebateandstudyonthissubject,thepossibilityofrebuildingotherplanetstomakethemsuitablehomesforpeoplemaycometruesomedayinthefuture．72．Accordingtothecontext,what’sthemeaningoftheword“speculation”inparagraph2? A．Theactofdiscussingsomethingwithagroupofpeople． B．Theactofstudyingandresearching． C．Theactofguessingwithoutknowingallthefactsaboutsomething． D．Theactingofwritingletterstoacertainorganization．73．Whydidpeoplekeeptheideaofterraformingtothemselvesinthepast? A．Theythoughtnooneelsewouldshowinterestintheidea． B．Theygraduallycametofindtheideacrazy． C．Theythoughttheideawouldnevercometrue． D．Theyhadfewresourcesforfurtherstudyonthistopic．74．WhichisNOTthereasontosupportthestudyofterraforming? A．Evenifwedon’tsucceedinterraforming,suchstudymayhelpustobetterunderstandtechnologiessuchasclimateandweathercontrol． B．Suchstudymayexploreanewdirectionofdevelopmentforhumanbeings． C．Suchstudymayenableustofindthelivesonotherplanets． D．AstheresourcesonEartharebeingdrained,it’sveryurgenttostudyhowtomigrate（遷移）tootherplanets．75．What’sthemainideaofthearticle? A．It’shighlypossiblethatterraformingotherplanetswillcometruesoweshouldincreaseinvestinginthisprogram． B．Eveniftheideaofterraformingotherplanetsmaytakecenturiestorealize,wehavemanyreasonstosupportsuchstudies． C．Terraformingotherplanetsisthebestoptionforhumanbeing’sfuture． D．Moreandmorepeoplearetakingplanetaryengineeringastheiroccupation．SectionCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandchoosethemostsuitableheadingfromA-Fforeachparagraph．Thereisoneextraheadingwhichyoudonotneed． A．HeatingupintheNorthaswellastheSouth B．GeographicknowledgeabouttheArctic C．EnergyprospectsintheArctic D．TheconsequencesofGreenland’sicemelt E．TerritorialclaimsontheArctic F．ShrinkingicesheetoftheArcticOnlyinthe1890sdidaNorwegianexplorerprovetheArcticwasadeeppolaroceanwithdriftingicecap．Theorieshadheldthatwithinabeltofice,openshallowwater,andpossibleland,surroundedtheNorthPole,orthattheicecapwassolidandunmoving．Inthe1950socean-floorfeaturesstartedtocomeintofocus,fromdatagatheredbyfloatingicestationsandsubmarines．NowthattheArcticiswarmingmorerapidlythananyotherplaceonEarth,knowledgeofwhatliesbeneathitsoceanischangingjustasfast．TheArcticOceanmayholdnearlyaquarteroftheworld’sunexploredoilandnaturalgas．Mostisexpectedtobefoundontheshallowcontinentalshelves．Thedepositsformedfromalgaeandplanktonthatgrewmorethan100millionyearsago,whenEarthwaswarmerandtheArcticicefree．Morethan400oilandgasfieldshavealreadybeendiscoveredwithintheArcticCircle,largelyonshore．Theempireoficeatthetopoftheworldisshrinking．TheArcticOcean’ssummericecoverslittlemorethanhalfitsformerarea．Seaice,naturallyexpandingandcontractingwiththeseasons,hascoveredthisoceanyear-roundformostofthepastthreemillionyears．ButtheArcticisuniquelysensitivetoclimatechange．Tenyearsagoglobal–warmingmodelspredictedthatArcticOceancouldbeicefreeinsummerby2100．Thenthedatedroppedto2050,andnowto2030—orsooner．TheNorthernHemispherehasexperiencedagreatertemperaturerisethantheSouthern,inpartbecauseithasmoreland,whichwarmsfasterthanopenoceans．YettroublingsignsofwarminginAntarctica—wherethevastcontinentalicesheetholds85percentofEarth’sfreshwaterice—makeitclearthatthebottomoftheworldisalsovulnerable．Greenland’sicesheetissomassive—amilethickonaverage—thatitcreatesitsownweather．Butnewsnowfallcannolongerreplacetheicetheworld’slargestislandislosingeachyear．Awarmingoceanalsoplaysintotheicesheet’sthaw．Sealevelsaren’taffectedbymeltingArcticOceanice,alreadyafloat,butthepaceofGreenland’sicemeltcouldhelpraisesealevelsfivefeetby2100．SectionDDirections:Readthepassagecarefully．Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords．HansChristianAndersenputDenmarkonthemapoftheworldliteraturewithhisstoriesTheEmperor’sNewClothes,TheLittleMermaidandTheUglyDuckling．NowCopenhagen,thecountry’scapital,hasbecomethecenteroftheworldpoliticalmap,with190worldleadersattendingtheclimatetalksthere,nottomentionthousandsofreporters．JusthowmuchdoyouknowabouttheScandinaviancountry?Denmarkisfamousforitsdesignculture．Attheheartof“DanishDesign”istheideathat,aspoetanddesignerPietHeinputsit:“Thereisoneart,notmore,norless,andthatistodoallthingswithartlessness．”Danishdesignplacesequalemphasisonpracticalityandequality．FromLegotoystofurniture,Danishproductsareknownfortheircleanlines,simplicityandfunctionality．“Removematerialwhereit’snotneeded．Keepthingssimpleandfunctionalandproducethemcarefully,”explainedHansJ．Wegner,thefirstDanishdesignertoachieveworldwidefame:“Theaimisnottocreateaworkofart,buttoproduceagoodchair．”“TheDaneshavedoneabetterjobthanmostinpromotingartsinEurope,packingapunch（用力出擊）abovetheircountry’ssizeandpopulationinthefieldsofarchitecture,sculptureanddesign,”writesHelenaSmith,reporterwithBritishnewspapertheGuardian．ThesimplicityofDanishdesignmayextendtothequalityoflifethere．SomeevenclaimthattheDaneshavethehighestqualityoflifeofanynationintheworld．KateVial,a55-year-oldAmericanwhohaslivedandworkedinDenmarkformorethan30years,explainingwhyshechoosestoliveinDenmarkratherthantheUS,toldGermany’sbiggestnewsweeklyDerSpiegel:“Ijustchoseasimplerlifestyle,onewhereIcouldridemybikealloverandwhereIdon’thavetomakeagreatlivingtosurvive．”81．Copenhagenhasbeenthefocusofattentionoftheworldnowbecause_______________．82．WhatcharacteristicsdoDanishproductshave?83．Accordingtoareporter,peopleinDenmarkaresuperiortopeopleinEuropeinpromotingartsasfaras______________________________areconcerned．84．WhatmakesKateVialchoosetoliveinDenmarkratherthantheUS?（Note:Answerthequestionsorcompletethestatem