百度文库-让每个人平等地提升自我1上海市浦东新区2017届高三英语4月教学质量检测（二模）试题2017.4II.GrammarandVocabulary(20%)SectionAOverthepastsixteenyearsofmylife,Ihavegrowntobeaveryindependentperson.ThiscanbebothgoodandbadinthesensethatIamabletodothings(21)________myown,yetattimesstrugglewithtakingadvicefromothers.Sometimes,hearingwhatotherpeoplehavetosaycanbeoneofthehardestthingstodo.However,gettingadvicefrom(22)________caresaboutyoucanimpactyourlifeingreatways.Becauseofthis,Ibeganrealizingthatmymom’sguidancethroughoutmylifehasneversteeredmewrong.ThisiswhyIbelieveyou(23)________alwayslistentoyourmother.Thisbeliefhasnotbeeneasy(24)________(realize).IthastakenendlessamountsoftimeinwhichIdecidedtogoagainstwhatmymomhadtosay,andlaterdiscoveredthatshewasright.Ithinkwecanallagreethat(25)________(admit)yourmomwasrightisalwaysahardthingtodo.Butwhatelseareyousupposedtosay(26)________youarestandingoutsideinthefreezingcold,shakingbecauseyoudidnotwearthatextrajacketyou(27)________(tell)towear?WhenIwastwelveyearsold,Ihadtheexperienceofalifetime.However,Iwouldhavemissedoutifithadn’tbeenformymom.ShehadbeenplanningatriptoTurkeyforwork,(28)________(offer)tobringmysisterandmealongwithher.WhenIfirstheardaboutthisopportunity,Iwasterrified.NeverhadIbeenoutofthecountrybefore.Ithoughtto(29)________,“Isshecrazy?”Mymomthenbegantosay,“(30)________isknowntoall,oneneedstostepoutofhiscomfortzoneandtrysomethingnewinordertoencounterlarger-than-lifeideas.”Aftergoingbackandforthwithmyownthoughts,Idecidedtogoonthetrip.Andboy,shewasright.GoingtoTurkeywillforeverbeoneofmygreatestmemoriesandIamthankfulIgottovisitthatamazingcountry.百度文库-让每个人平等地提升自我2SectionBTheNewYorkTimeshaschangedalotinthepast10years,embracingdigitalsubscriptionsandgrowingintoonlinevideoandspecialtyareaslikecooking.Ithasnotbeenenoughtopreparethecompanyforthefuture,accordingtothepaper’sown2020report__31__onTuesday.“Whilethepasttwoyearshavebeenatimeofsignificantinnovation,thepacemustspeedup,”theauthorswroteintheopeningofthereport.“Toooften,digitalprogresshasbeenaccomplishedthroughworkarounds;nowwemusttearapartthebarriers.Wemust__32__betweenmissionandtradition:whatwedobecauseit’sessentialtoourvaluesandwhatwedobecausewe’vealwaysdoneit.”Thereportindicateshowfarthepaperhascomein__33__itselftothedigitalagewhilealsopointingoutwhatneedstobedone.Theareasthatneed__34__arefocusedonthenewsroom,particularlyinthetoolsandinternalstructuresthatjournalistsmustdealwithtoproducetheirwork.Manyofthereport’srecommendationsare__35__toanyonewhocloselyfollowstheTimesornewspapersingeneral:A(n)__36__awayfromprint’soutsizedimportanceonthenewsroom’soperations,betterwaystoincludemultimediainstoriesandarenewedeffortatcreatingamorediversenewsroomwithavarietyofskills.Thepaperhasanongoinggoalthatstartedin2016ofdoublingdigitalrevenueto$800millionby2020.“To__37__ourfuture,weneedtoexpandconsiderablyournumberofsubscribersby2020.”ThereportalsocallsintoquestiontheformatsonwhichtheTimes—andmostothernewspapers—rely,namelyamixofnewsstoriesandfeaturesthataretextheavy.“Toomuchofourdailyreportremains__38__bylongtexts.”thereportstates.ThereportstressesthattheTimesshoulddomoretoeducatereaders.“Ourreadersare__39__foradvicefromTheTimes.Toooften,wedon’tofferit,orofferitonlyinprint-centricforms.”thereportstates.PerhapsthemostinterestingpartofthereportA....
